Keeping Up to Data, a podcast by LSAC, digs into the trends shaping law admission and beyond.
Keeping Up to Data, a podcast by LSAC, digs into the trends shaping law school admission and beyond. This season, we’re looking at more numbers and trends of interest to deans, admission professionals, prelaw advisors, advocacy organizations, legal education media, and more.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Starting with the August 2023 LSAT, most test takers will have the option of taking the LSAT online in a live, remotely proctored format or in person at a professional testing center. Susan Krinsky and Anthony Ricciardi, LSAC's vice president for candidate services, discuss the details about this exciting change in LSAT administration.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Angela Winfield, LSAC’s vice president and chief diversity officer, joins Susan Krinsky to discuss a new initiative intended to help everyone perform their best when they take the LSAT.
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Melissa Harris Thirsk, LSAC’s chief marketing and communications officer, joins Susan Krinsky to discuss how LSAC uses social media and other digital marketing channels to support prospective law school candidates, current students, and member law schools.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Susan Krinsky, John Valery White, and Rebecca Scheller discuss recently released matriculant data for the class of 2022, the most racially and ethnically diverse law school class in history.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
After a look at current admission cycle numbers, Susan chats with Jason Miller, LSAC’s director of online testing, and Anna Topczewski, LSAC’s assistant director of assessment science, about the goals of LSAC’s upcoming Analytical Reasoning Field Study and how candidates can benefit from participating in the study.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Week-over-week applicant and application data can feel like a roller coaster early in the admission cycle. In this episode, Susan Krinsky chats with John Miller, the executive director of LSAC's Legal Education Consulting service, about putting these numbers into context.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
A new pathway to law school admission, one that complements the proven LSAT, is the goal of LSAC’s recently announced Legal Education Program. In this episode, Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Kaitlynn Griffith and Cornell College President Jonathan Brand about the program and their key roles in building it.
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
LSAC LawHub just got more powerful with the addition of tools from Law School Transparency (LST). In this episode, Susan Krinsky takes a look at the latest volume data and discusses LST’s offerings with its founder, Kyle McEntee, and Annmarie Levins, LSAC’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
The ABA’s Section 509 data is out, and it shows that the 2021 incoming class is the largest in a decade and the most diverse ever. Susan Krinsky discusses these and other findings with Jorge Garcia, assistant dean of admissions, financial aid, and campus diversity at California Western School of Law.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Susan Krinsky provides an overview of admission data at this early stage of the 2022 cycle, then chats with Josiah Evans about how October’s LSAT scores compare with previous years. Later, Gisele Joachim leads a discussion on the LSAC Law School Forums, which now employ a hybrid approach featuring in-person and virtual events.
