Law school applicant numbers surge, end of LSAT logic games is possible factor

> Another reason for the sharp increase early on may be due to the removal of the so-called logic games from the LSAT in August, as people rushed to take the new version of the test, said law school admissions consultant Mike Spivey. Logic games, which involved mind-bending hypotheticals, were considered by many to be the most difficult section of the LSAT, and the council opted to eliminate them following a 2019 settlement with two blind LSAT takers who claimed they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

> [...] A return to the traditional application opening dates this year means the early numbers could be overstating the growth in the actual applicant pool, Krinsky wrote, because current applicants have had several more weeks to submit their applications than did their counterparts last year. Thus, the current numbers are not an apples-to-apples comparison.