Keeping Up to Data

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Why Students Leave Law School — and Why They Persist

2025-10-1419:43

Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC researcher Liz Bodamer about a new report on law school attrition and what motivates 1L students to persist through the challenges of their first year. View full transcript

Two Perspectives on LSAC Law School Forums

2025-09-1218:03

Susan discusses the benefits of schools and candidates participating in LSAC Law School Forums with Rosanne Ibanez, director of admissions at the University of Virginia Law School, and Rachel Duffy, a second-year law student at UVA. View full transcript

Chatting With New LSAC President and CEO Sudha Setty

2025-09-0234:25

Susan Krinsky and Kyle McEntee discuss the latest episode of LSAC's other podcast, I Am The Law, in which Kyle interviews new LSAC President and CEO Sudha Setty about her background as a law professor. View full transcript

Making Sense of Federal Financial Aid Changes

2025-08-1514:03

Susan Krinsky and LSAC's Gisele Joachim discuss how federal student loan changes in the recently passed Budget Reconciliation Act will affect law schools and students. View full transcript

Early 2025 Admission Trends and LSAC Forums

2024-10-2319:56

After a look at initial trends in the 2025 admission cycle, Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Gisele Joachim about what she’s seeing at the ongoing in-person and digital LSAC Law School Forums. View full transcript

Crunching the Numbers on the New LSAT Format

2024-09-1215:51

LSAC's Anna Topczewski joins Susan Krinsky to discuss how scores on the August 2024 LSAT, the first without an Analytical Reasoning section, compare to previous administrations of the test. View full transcript

A Look at LSAT Scores Amid Format Changes

2025-05-0219:12

With the 2025 application cycle winding down, Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Anna Topczewski about what can be learned from LSAT scores in the test's new format. View full transcript

LSAC Law School Forums Information and Insights

2024-06-2716:12

Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC's Gisele Joachim about the upcoming slate of in-person and digital LSAC Law School Forums and what prospective students and schools can gain from these informative, engaging events. View full transcript

An Exciting New Version of LSAC’s PLUS Program

2024-04-1521:06

Susan Krinsky hears from LSAC’s Laura Fonseca about Plus, Guided Journey, the next generation of a popular program for those considering pursuing legal education. View full transcript

New Format for LSAT Writing Coming Soon

2024-03-0413:24

Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Dan Shaw about how an upcoming update to LSAT Writing will give law schools more information about test-takers’ writing ability. View full transcript

Diversity Trends Continue in 2023 Entering Class

2024-01-1216:44

LSAC’s Jim Leipold joins Susan Krinsky to discuss the recently released Standard 509 data and the factors affecting the current admission cycle. View full transcript

Changes Coming to the LSAT in 2024

2023-11-2716:29

Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Anna Topczewski about the LSAT’s revised format, debuting in August 2024, and why test takers can be confident in the test’s continued validity and reliability. View full transcript

The Court’s Decision on Race in Admissions

2023-07-2415:59

LSAC’s Jay Austin and Gisele Joachim join Susan Krinsky to discuss the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision and how LSAC is helping member law schools move forward. View full transcript

Assessing the 2023 Admission Cycle

2023-06-2204:45

As this year’s cycle winds down, Susan Krinsky takes a look at how law school applicant and application totals compare to previous years, along with an update on Canadian law school numbers. View full transcript

Introducing Dual Mode Testing for the LSAT

2023-04-2612:29

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. View full transcript

New Project Focused on LSAT Performance

2023-03-2009:54

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. View full transcript

Perspectives on Digital Marketing

2023-02-0211:52

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. View full transcript

A Look at the Historic Class of 2022

2022-12-2013:43

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. View full transcript

The LSAC Analytical Reasoning Field Study

2022-11-1517:41

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. View full transcript

Making Sense of Early Admission Cycle Numbers

2022-10-2412:12

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. View full transcript

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