Pre-reading questions:
- Do you think academic admission test is important? Why?
- What are the university admission test requirements in your country?
Harvard Law School piloted a new program that accepts GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score as an admission requirement for law students for the coming school year 2018. The said law school is the second accredited law school in the United States to accept GRE scores for admission. Most law schools in the US only recognize LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores. LSAT is exclusively used for admission to law school programs.
Vocabulary:
pilot – [verb] test or experiment before formally introducing something
admission – [noun] the process of allowing someone to be part of an organization
accredited – [verb] official, authorized
program – [noun] project, plan of action
exclusively – [adverb] to be used only for a specific or certain thing
True or False:
- Harvard Law School is a university located in Canada.
- GRE and LSAT are both used for admission in all law schools in US.
- Harvard is the 2nd law school in US to accept LSAT scores for admission.
- LSAT stands for Law School Aptitude Test.
- GRE stands for General Records Exam.