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102-590: According to Rutgers Law School's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 93.7% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. Rutgers Law School is the oldest law school in New Jersey. Rutgers Law School has its roots in three law schools. The first was founded October 5, 1908 as the New Jersey Law School,

204-642: A sending/receiving relationship with the Woodlynne School District . Students in grades six through 12 from Oaklyn attend the middle and high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Oaklyn Public School District . Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School was an elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden . On April 17, 2020,

306-459: A "personal statement" of some kind. These factors sometimes result in admission boards disregarding the writing sample. However, only 6.8% of 157 schools surveyed by LSAC in 2006 indicated that they "never" use the writing sample when evaluating an application. In contrast, 9.9% of the schools reported that they "always" use the sample; 25.3% reported that they "frequently" use the sample; 32.7% responded "occasionally"; and 25.3% reported "seldom" using

408-1198: A 44.6% turnout. The Collingswood Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 2,264 students and 200.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Collingswood Preschool with 57 students at Penguin and 43 at Oaklyn in PreK, James A. Garfield Elementary School with 131 students in grades K-5, Mark Newbie Elementary School with 138 students in grades K-5, Thomas Sharp Elementary School with 189 students in grades PreK-5, William P. Tatem Elementary School with 244 students in grades K-5, Zane North Elementary School with 149 students in grades K-5, Collingswood Middle School with 526 students in grades 6-8 and Collingswood High School with 777 students in grades 9-12. Students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodlynne attend Collingswood High School as part of

510-462: A female householder with no husband present and 46.9% were non-families. Of all households, 37.0% were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.96. About one-fifth of the population (19.4%) were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

612-474: A female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.05. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

714-465: A full-time or part-time basis. The law school has nine student journals: The Business Law Review and International Law and Human Rights Journal were accredited in December 2019. Tuition and fees at Rutgers law School for the 2016-2017 academic year is $ 27,011 (full-time, in-state) and $ 39,425 (full-time, out-of-state). According to the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings for 2024,

816-510: A large LGBTQ community and Mayor Jim Maley was one of a handful of New Jersey mayors to perform midnight civil union ceremonies the day New Jersey's Civil Union law took effect in 2006; in 2013 Mayor Maley performed a number of same sex marriages at the Scottish Rite ballroom after same-sex marriage was recognized in New Jersey. In 2004, The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about the borough's "fast growing gay and lesbian community," and

918-506: A minimum, that students review official practice tests, called PrepTests, before test day to familiarize themselves with the types of questions that appear on the exams. LSAC offers one free test that can be downloaded from their website. For best results, LSAC suggests taking practice tests under actual time constraints and representative conditions in order to identify problem areas to focus on in further review. For preparation purposes, only tests after June 1991 are considered modern, since

1020-477: A perfect LSAT score of 180 within the current and five past testing years will be allowed to take the LSAT. This rule, unlike the other new rules, will be retroactive: a score of 180 obtained prior to September 2019 (but within the past five years) will preclude another attempt. Between 2017 and July 2019, students could take the LSAT as many times as it was offered. Prior to 2017, only three attempts were allowed in

1122-464: A question. In very rare instances, specific questions have been omitted from final scoring. University of North Texas economist Michael Nieswiadomy has conducted several studies (in 1998, 2006, and 2008) derived from LSAC data. In the most recent study, Nieswiadomy took the LSAC's categorization of test-takers in terms of their undergraduate college and university academic major study areas, and grouped

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1224-436: A score of 175 and a score of 180, but the difference between a 155 from a 160 could be 9 or more questions—this is because the LSAT uses an ordinal grading system. Although the exact percentile of a given score will vary slightly between examinations, there tends to be little variance. The 50th percentile is typically a score of about 151; the 90th percentile is around 165 and the 99th is about 173. A 178 or better usually places

1326-573: A second logical reasoning section in August 2024. The LSAC previously administered the LSAT four times per year: June, September/October, December and February. However, in June 2017, it was announced that the LSAC would be increasing the number of tests from four to six, and would instead be administering it in January, March, June, July, September, and November. There were 129,925 LSATs administered in

1428-569: A single LSAC year (1 June – 31 May), up to five times within the current and five past testing years (the period in which LSAC reports scores to law schools), and up to seven times over a lifetime. These restrictions will not apply retroactively; tests taken prior to September 2019 do not count toward a student's totals. Also, LSAC will implement an appeals process to grant exceptions to these restrictions under extenuating circumstances. Furthermore, starting in September 2019, no student who has obtained

1530-567: A single, jointly administered Rutgers Law School with two campuses. In 2018, Rutgers had a 48% acceptance rate, with 2,535 applications for admission and 1,237 offers. The for the 2018 admitted students, the LSAT 75% - 25% was 158-153 and the UGPA 75% - 25% was 3.61 - 3.08. Rutgers' admissions process offers applicants a choice between competing for admission based primarily on traditional measures such as LSAT scores and college GPAs, or, alternatively, on

1632-512: A skyscraper at 15 Washington Street which was renamed in honor of billionaire media baron Samuel I. Newhouse, Sr. , a 1916 graduate of the law school. In January 2000, the school moved to the Center for Law and Justice, a newly constructed 225,000-square-foot, six-story building at 123 Washington Street in Newark. In 2015, Rutgers School of Law–Newark and Rutgers School of Law–Camden were unified into

1734-1200: A staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one member to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director, each serving a one-year term in that role. As of 2024 , Camden County's Commissioners are: Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. ( D , Collingswood , 2026), Commissioner Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D, Pennsauken Township , 2025), Virginia Ruiz Betteridge (D, Runnemede , 2025), Almar Dyer (D, Pennsauken Township, 2024), Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill , 2024), Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Winslow Township , 2024), and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township , 2026). Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Joseph Ripa (D, Voorhees Township , 2024), Sheriff Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D, Camden , 2024) and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township , 2025). As of March 2011, there were

1836-403: A standard 2.95 - 3.1 GPA curve. 1Ls are grouped in small sections of roughly 30 people, who take all of the same required classes together. Though two or three sections are generally combined for required courses, each student has a 'small section' class where their section of 30 or fewer people is taught a required subject by a tenured faculty member. Students may choose to attend classes on either

1938-471: A standardized measure of one's ability to succeed during law school. Undergraduate grade points can vary significantly due to choices in course load as well as grade inflation , which may be pervasive at an applicant's undergraduate institution, but almost nonexistent at that of another. Some law schools, such as Georgetown University and the University of Michigan have added programs designed to waive

2040-443: A tablet. In 2020, due to the pandemic, the test was administered using the test-taker's personal computer. Beginning in 2023, candidates have had the option to take a digital version either at an approved testing center or on their computer at home. The purpose of the LSAT is to aid in predicting student success in law school. Researchers Balin, Fine, and Guinier performed research on the LSAT's ability to predict law school grades at

2142-497: A topic. Parallels exist between the comparative reading question, the SAT's critical reading section, and the science section of the ACT . The current test contains one experimental section which is referred to as the "variable section". It is used to test new questions for future exams. The performance of the examinee on this section is not reported as part of the final score. The examinee

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2244-417: A total of 162 major study areas into 29 categories, finding the averages of each major: The LSAT is considered an important part of the law school admissions process, along with GPA . Many law schools are selective in their decisions to admit students, and the LSAT is one method of differentiating candidates. Additionally the LSAC says the LSAT (like the SAT and ACT at the undergraduate level) serves as

2346-496: A total of 9,825 registered voters in Collingswood, of which 4,269 (43.5%) were registered as Democrats , 1,345 (13.7%) were registered as Republicans and 4,193 (42.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 18 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . In the 2016 presidential election Democrat Hillary Clinton received 74.9% of the vote (5,255 votes), ahead of Republican Donald Trump , who received 24.9% of

2448-415: A two-year period. Every score within five years is reported to law schools during the application process, as well a separate average of all scores on record. When faced with multiple scores from repeat test takers, users of standardized assessments typically employ three indices—most recent, highest, and average scores—in order to summarize an individual’s related performance. How the law schools report

2550-644: A wealthy sugar, real estate and railroad magnate, donated the land that became Knight Park. Knight was a descendant of the Collings family for whom the borough is named. Collingswood has several historic homes including the 1820s-era house of the Collings family, known as the Collings-Knight homestead, which stands at the corner of Browning Road and Collings Avenue, shadowed by the Parkview at Collingswood apartment homes. The Stokes-Lees mansion located in

2652-497: Is a borough in Camden County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Center City Philadelphia . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 14,186, an increase of 260 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,926, which in turn reflected a decline of 400 (−2.8%) from the 14,326 counted in the 2000 census . Owing in part to its Quaker history, Collingswood

2754-437: Is a standardized test in that LSAC adjusts raw scores to fit an expected norm to overcome the likelihood that some administrations may be more difficult than others. Normalized scores are distributed on a scale with a low of 120 to a high of 180. The LSAT system of scoring is predetermined and does not reflect test takers' percentile. The relationship between raw questions answered correctly (the "raw score") and scaled score

2856-488: Is also served by NJ Transit local routes 403 , 450 , and 451 to Camden. As of May 2010 , the borough had a total of 41.33 miles (66.51 km) of roadways, of which 31.06 miles (49.99 km) were maintained by the municipality, 8.29 miles (13.34 km) by Camden County and 1.98 miles (3.19 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 130 are

2958-642: Is an integral part of the law school admission process in the United States, Canada ( common law programs only), the University of Melbourne , Australia, and a growing number of other countries. The test has existed in some form since 1948, when it was created to give law schools a standardized way to assess applicants in addition to their GPA . The current form of the exam has been used since 1991. The exam has four total sections that include three scored multiple choice sections, an unscored experimental section, and an unscored writing section. Raw scores on

3060-399: Is an unscored experimental section) followed by an unscored writing sample section that can be taken separately. Modern tests have 75–76 scored items in total. Several different test forms are used within an administration, each presenting the multiple-choice sections in different orders, which is intended to make it difficult to cheat or to guess which is the experimental section. As of 2021,

3162-402: Is determined before the test is administered, through a process called equating . This means that the conversion standard is set beforehand, and the distribution of percentiles can vary during the scoring of any particular LSAT. Adjusted scores lie in a bell curve , tapering off at the extremes and concentrating near the median . For example, there might be a 3–5 question difference between

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3264-489: Is not told which section of the exam is experimental, since doing so could skew the data. Previously, this section has always been one of the first three sections of any given test, but beginning with the administration of the October 2011 LSAT, the experimental section can be after the first three sections. LSAC makes no specific claim as to which section(s) it has appeared as in the past, and what section(s) it may appear as in

3366-601: Is set in the borough (with scenes filmed in Oaklyn , Voorhees Township and the city of Philadelphia ), though David O. Russell 's film adaptation was set in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Art Within Reach is a program that offers handmade items produced by local artists, with all profits going to the artists. With the 2014 season, the shows are held twice each year at The Factory. Collingswood has

3468-482: Is undergraduate GPA. LSAC says that a more strongly correlated single-factor measure does not currently exist, that GPA is difficult to use because it is influenced by the school and the courses taken by the student, and that the LSAT can serve as a yardstick of student ability because it is statistically normed. However, the American Bar Association has waived the requirement for law schools to use

3570-619: The 2024-2025 session , the 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nilsa Cruz-Perez ( D , Barrington ) and in the General Assembly by Bill Moen (D, Camden ) and William Spearman (D, Camden). Camden County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections for three-year terms on

3672-1015: The Moorestown based Perkins Center for the Arts opened a second location in Collingswood. The borough is home to two theater companies, the Collingswood Community Theatre and the Collingswood Shakespeare Company, which perform throughout the year. The Scottish Rite Auditorium was built in 1930. The auditorium and its ballroom hosts local theatrical productions and has hosted national recording artists Ben Folds and The Beach Boys . The Rutgers University-Camden based Symphony in C orchestra's administrative and box offices are located on Haddon Avenue. The annual Collingswood Book Festival hosts various authors including Camille Paglia and Matthew Quick , whose novel The Silver Linings Playbook

3774-526: The PATCO line, featuring local produce, baked goods, and crafts. Collingswood sponsors a bike share program, a community greenhouse , as well as a composting program. Beginning in 2009, Collingswood hosts a Green Festival to raise awareness of environmental responsibility. Monthly "2nd Saturdays" have the borough's art galleries, stores and restaurants hosting new exhibitions by local, national, and international painters, sculptors, and photographers. In 2002,

3876-501: The U.S. Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 1.95 square miles (5.04 km ), including 1.83 square miles (4.74 km ) of land and 0.12 square miles (0.30 km ) of water (5.90%). Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Knight Park. Collingswood shares land borders with Camden , Cherry Hill , Haddon Township , Oaklyn , Pennsauken Township and Woodlynne . The Cooper River serves as

3978-409: The poverty line , including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. Collingswood's retail district is anchored by Haddon Avenue, a section of County Route 561 which runs from Camden to Haddonfield . Collingswood's downtown is known primarily for its restaurants, which span a variety of cuisines. On Saturdays from May to November, the borough hosts a farmers' market under

4080-573: The test preparation companies, which have licensed them from LSAC to provide only to students in their courses. For a few years, some prep companies sold digital copies of LSAT PrepTests as PDFs, but LSAC revised its licensing policy in 2016, effectively banning the sale of LSAT PDFs to the general public. Some students taking the LSAT use a test preparation company. Students who do not use these courses often rely on material from LSAT preparation books, previously administered exams, and internet resources such as blogs, forums, and mobile apps. The LSAT

4182-532: The 1st Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross ( D , Camden ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For

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4284-536: The 2011–12 testing year (June 2011 – February 2012), the largest percentage decline in LSATs administered in more than 10 years, and a drop of more than 16% from the previous year, when 155,050 LSATs were administered. The number of LSATs administered fell more than 25% over a two-year period (from the 2009–10 testing year to the 2011–12 testing year). The October 2012 administration reflected a 16.4% drop in volume from its 2011 counterpart. LSAT numbers continued to drop over

4386-425: The 3,809 ballots cast by the borough's 10,702 registered voters (73 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 56.6% of the vote (2,482 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 33.8% (1,483 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.5% (285 votes), with 4,382 ballots cast among the borough's 9,831 registered voters, yielding

4488-464: The 600 block of Lees Avenue dates back to 1707, making it one of the oldest houses in Camden County . Sections of Harleigh Cemetery , the location of poet Walt Whitman 's tomb, are in Collingswood. Collingswood is located in the Delaware Valley , 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Philadelphia and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Trenton , the state capital of New Jersey . According to

4590-467: The 7,006 ballots cast by the borough's 10,585 registered voters (48 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 66.2%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 69.4% of the vote (5,192 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain , who received around 27.3% (2,038 votes), with 7,478 ballots cast among the borough's 10,305 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.6%. In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 63.6% of

4692-602: The COVID-19 pandemic, candidates are able to sit for the test remotely with their own computer. The writing sample section will be separate from the LSAT starting with the 3 June 2019 test administration. Candidates will be automatically eligible to complete the writing section as early as 10 days prior to test day and up to one year thereafter. Candidates only need to complete the writing sample section once every 5 years, even if candidates re-test before then. The LSAT consists of four 35-minute multiple-choice sections (one of which

4794-467: The Diocese of Camden announced that Good Shepherd was one of five Catholic schools in New Jersey which would close permanently at the end of the school year on June 30, 2020. The Collingswood PATCO Speedline Park and Ride station links the town to the eastern suburbs, Camden and Philadelphia by elevated rail. The station is grouped in ride price with Westmont and Haddonfield . Collingswood

4896-548: The International Society for Philosophical Enquiry. The minimum scores they require depend on the selectivity of each society and time period when the test was administered. After 1982, Mensa has required students to score in the 95+ percentile rank on the LSAT for membership, while Intertel has required an LSAT score of 172 for admission since 1994, and Triple Nine has required an LSAT score of 173 for acceptance since 1991. Starting October 1973, those taking

4998-466: The LSAC and two blind LSAT test takers who claimed that the section violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because they were unfairly penalized for not being able to draw the diagrams commonly used to solve the questions in the section. As part of the settlement, the LSAC agreed to review and overhaul the section within four years. In October 2023, it announced that the section would be replaced by

5100-429: The LSAT as an admission requirement in select cases. This may be due to the fact that an emphasis on LSAT scores is considered by some to be detrimental to the promotion of diversity among applicants. Others argue that it is an attempt by law schools to counteract declining enrollment. Most admission boards use an admission index, which is a formula that applies different weight to the LSAT and undergraduate GPA and adds

5202-447: The LSAT contains two logical reasoning ("LR") sections, commonly known as " arguments ", designed to test the taker's ability to dissect and analyze arguments. LR sections each contain 24–26 questions. Each question begins with a short argument or set of facts. This is followed by a prompt asking the test taker to find the argument's assumption, to select an alternate conclusion to the argument, to identify errors or logical omissions in

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5304-447: The LSAT for selected students who have maintained a 3.8 undergraduate GPA at their schools. LSAC says its own research supports the use of the LSAT as a major factor in admissions, saying the median validity for LSAT alone is .41 (2001) and .40 (2002) in regard to the first year of law school. The correlation varies from school to school, and LSAC says that test scores are more strongly correlated to first year law school performance than

5406-484: The LSAT scores of their matriculants to the American Bar Association (ABA) has changed over the years. In June 2006, the ABA revised a rule that mandated law schools to report their matriculants' average score if more than one test was taken. The current ABA rule now requires law schools to report only the highest LSAT score for matriculants who took the test more than once. In response, many law schools began considering only

5508-538: The LSAT was significantly modified after this date. Each released exam is commonly referred to as a PrepTest. There are over 90 PrepTests in circulation, the oldest being the June 1991 LSAT numbered as PrepTest 1 and the newest being a July 2020 LSAT numbered as PrepTest 94+. Certain PrepTests are no longer published by LSAC (among them 1–6, 8, 17, 39, and 40), despite the fact that they were in print at one time. However, these tests have been made available through some of

5610-441: The LSAT were required to have fingerprints taken, after some examinees were found to have hired impostors to take the test on their behalf. A controversy surrounding the LSAT was the requirement that examinees submit to fingerprinting on the day of testing. Although LSAC does not store digital representations of fingerprints, there is a concern that fingerprints might be accessible by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security . At

5712-465: The LSAT-Flex contains one less section than the normal LSAT test, the LSAT-Flex is scored on the normal 120–180 scale. After June 2021, the name LSAT-Flex was dropped and the test was again referred to as just the LSAT, though the format continued to be used through the testing cycle that ended in June 2022. Beginning with the August 2022 administration, LSAC reintroduced an experimental section, having

5814-464: The LSAT-Flex. The LSAT-Flex is an online proctored test that was first administrated during May 2020. While the normal LSAT test consisted of four sections plus an experimental section (1 section of logic games, 1 section of reading comprehension, 2 sections of logical reasoning, and an additional random section), the LSAT-Flex consists of three sections (1 section of logic games, 1 section of reading comprehension, and 1 section of logical reasoning). Though

5916-907: The May municipal election to serve concurrent four-year terms of office. Each commissioner is assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions. The commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor. The Borough of Collingswood has operated under the Walsh Act since 1917. As of 2024 , members of Collingswood's Board of Commissioners are Mayor M. James "Jim" Maley Jr. ( Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety ), Robert Lewandowski ( Commissioner of Revenue and Finance ), and Morgan Robinson ( Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property ), all of whom are serving terms of office ending May 15, 2025. In December 2020, Commissioner Joan Leonard announced that she would retire "in early 2021" after 24 years of service to

6018-464: The New Jersey Law School joined establishing the University of Newark Law School. Combining the resources of the schools was designed created a stronger institution however the law school experienced a major decline in enrollment due to World War II and therefore was in a precarious financial condition. In 1946, the University of Newark merged with Rutgers University and the law school was renamed

6120-415: The New Jersey Law School saw increase in enrollment and by 1927, enrollment had peaked to more than 2,300 students, making it the second largest law school in the United States. In 1927 the school moved to the former Ballantine & Sons Ale Brewery at 40 Rector Street. In 1934, Mercer Beasley School of Law and Newark Institute of Arts and Sciences merged to form the University of Newark and two years later,

6222-773: The Rutgers University School of Law. In 1950, the South Jersey Law School in Camden, New Jersey, merged with Rutgers University . The school was divided between the Newark Division and the South Jersey division based in Camden, with the dean and law school administration based in Newark. During the 1950s and 1960s the law school expanded in size creating the largest law library in New Jersey and its faculty tripled in size. In 1963,

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6324-563: The South Jersey Division was split and created as a separate unit, creating two law schools: Rutgers School of Law – Camden and Rutgers School of Law – Newark . In 1968, following the Newark riots of 1967, the faculty created the Minority Students Program (MSP) one of the first law school affirmative action programs in the country, with the goal of increasing African American student enrollment. In 1978,

6426-401: The University of Pennsylvania. They found that the LSAT could explain about 14% of the variance in first year grades and about 15% of the variance in second year grades. The LSAT was the result of a 1945 inquiry of Frank Bowles, a Columbia Law School admissions director, about a more satisfactory admissions test that could be used for admissions than the one that was in use in 1945. The goal

6528-611: The argument, to find another argument with parallel reasoning, or to choose a statement that would weaken or strengthen the argument. In October 2023, the LSAC announced that the analytical reasoning (logic games) section would be replaced by a second logical reasoning section in August 2024 pursuant to the implementation of a 2019 settlement agreement with blind LSAT test takers. The LSAT contains one reading comprehension ("RC") section consisting of four passages of 400–500 words, and 5–8 questions relating to each passage. Complete sections contain 26–28 questions. Though no real rules govern

6630-458: The basis of an applicant's life experience, with a lesser (though still significant) emphasis placed on traditional factors. Factors that may be considered in the Rutgers admissions process include, but are not limited to, work experience, personal accomplishments, and other aspects of the applicant's personal background. Rutgers' admissions process is particularly significant when contrasted with

6732-567: The behest of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada , the LSAC implemented a change as of September 2007 which exempts Canadian test takers from the requirement to provide a fingerprint and instead requires that Canadian test-takers provide a photograph. Starting with the June 2011 admission of the LSAT, LSAC expanded this policy to include test-takers in the United States and Caribbean; LSAC therefore no longer requires fingerprints from any test takers, and instead requires that they submit

6834-516: The borough was $ 34,126 (+/− $ 2,577). About 10.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States census there were 14,326 people, 6,263 households, and 3,463 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,835.2 inhabitants per square mile (3,025.2/km ). There were 6,866 housing units at an average density of 3,755.2 per square mile (1,449.9/km ). The racial makeup of

6936-407: The borough was 86.47% White , 6.67% African American , 0.34% Native American , 2.76% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.42% from other races , and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.67% of the population. There were 6,263 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had

7038-464: The borough. In September 2011, the borough experienced a "super downgrade" of its credit rating by Moody's , from A1 to Ba1, as a result of an outstanding multi-million dollar loan guarantee to a property developer. Moody's Investors Service issued a report in late May 2012 that restored the Borough of Collingswood's credit rating to an investment grade rating of Baa3. Collingswood is located in

7140-496: The content of this section, the passages generally relate to law, arts and humanities, physical sciences, or social sciences. The questions usually ask the examinee to determine the author's main idea, find specific information in the passage, draw inferences from the text, and/or describe the structure of the passage. In June 2007, one of the four passages was replaced with a "comparative reading" question. Comparative reading presents two shorter passages with differing perspectives on

7242-509: The country where full-time graduates who borrowed for law school and entered the private sector had the highest salary-to-debt ratio. The National Law Journal ranked the law school 47th on its 2015 list of the Top 50 Go-To Law Schools. It was the only law school in New Jersey to appear on that list, which reported that 10.1% of the law school's 2014 graduates were hired directly by one of the country's top 250 law firms. The law school ranks 41st in

7344-637: The efforts of some law schools to maximize the undergraduate GPA and LSAT scores of their incoming classes, while increasing the number of part-time students whose GPA and LSAT scores are not counted toward rankings, in order to improve their standing in popular law school ranking publications. The J.D. program at Rutgers requires a total of 84 credits to graduate. The 1L curriculum requires traditional courses in Torts, Contracts, Property, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Legal Analysis, Writing and Research Skills. All required courses are graded on

7446-430: The exam are transformed into scaled scores, ranging from a high of 180 to a low of 120, with a median score typically around 150. Law school applicants are required to report all scores from the past five years, though schools generally consider the highest score in their admissions decisions. Before July 2019, the test was administered by paper-and-pencil. In 2019, the test was exclusively administered electronically using

7548-521: The examinee in the 99.9th percentile. Examinees have the option of canceling their scores within six calendar days after the exam, before they get their scores. LSAC still reports to law schools that the student registered for and took the exam, but releases no score. Test takers typically receive their scores online between three and four weeks after the exam. There is a formal appeals process for examinee complaints, which has been used for proctor misconduct, peer misconduct, and occasionally for challenging

7650-481: The examinee likely has no strong bias. While there is no "right" or "wrong" answer to the writing prompt, it is important that the examinee argues for his/her chosen position and also argues against the counter-position. LSAC does not score the writing sample. Instead, the essay is sent to admission offices along with the LSAT score. Some admissions officers regard the usefulness of the writing sample to be marginal. Additionally, most schools require that applicants submit

7752-510: The future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hired as a law professor and served on the faculty until 1972. Ginsburg developed some of the concepts that led to the founding of the Women's Rights Litigation Clinic by Professor Nadine H. Taub , who was its director for many years, and the Women's Rights Law Reporter the first American legal journal dedicated women's rights. In 1967,

7854-427: The future. The writing sample appears as the final section of the exam. The writing sample is presented in the form of a decision prompt, which provides the examinee with a problem and two criteria for making a decision. The examinee must then write an essay arguing for one of the two options over the other. The decision prompt generally does not involve a controversial subject, but rather something mundane about which

7956-488: The highest LSAT score during the admissions process, as the highest score is an important factor in law school rankings such as those published by U.S. News & World Report . Many students rely heavily upon the rankings when deciding where to attend law school. High LSAT scores are accepted as qualifying evidence for intellectual clubs such as American Mensa , Intertel , the Triple Nine Society and

8058-541: The late 17th century, establishing what was known as the Newton Colony and eventually Newton Township . Much of what is now Collingswood was a farm owned by members of the Collings family during the 18th and 19th centuries. Later a section of Haddon Township , Collingswood was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 22, 1888, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. That same year, town resident Edward Collings Knight,

8160-568: The law faculty voted to admit students regardless of race and revamped the Minority Students Program to focus on socio-economically disadvantaged students in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Bakke . In Doherty V. Rutgers School Of Law-Newark the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the MSP in a lawsuit from a white student alleging discrimination. Throughout the 1970s the Newark campus

8262-416: The law school is ranked tied for 109th overall, with its part-time program ranking 28th overall out of 70 schools. The U.S. News rankings are based on successful placement of graduates, faculty resources, academic achievements of entering students, and opinions by law schools, lawyers and judges on overall program quality; however, U.S. News , per its data for 2019, has separately ranked the law school 9th in

8364-513: The main highways serving Collingswood. County Route 561 also passes through the borough locally called Haddon Avenue. LSAT The Law School Admission Test ( LSAT / ˈ ɛ l s æ t / EL -sat ) is a standardized test administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for prospective law school candidates. It is designed to assess reading comprehension and logical reasoning . The test

8466-602: The nation in the 2019 Above the Law Rankings, which weighs graduate employment, quality of graduate jobs, education cost, alumni feedback, student debt, and the number of alumni serving as federal judges. Finally, the law school is ranked 30th according to Business Insider 's 2014 'Top Law Schools in America' list. 40°44′26″N 74°10′24″W  /  40.7405°N 74.1732°W  / 40.7405; -74.1732 Collingswood, New Jersey Collingswood

8568-484: The next two cycles but to a lesser degree, with 13.4% and 6.2% drops, respectively, for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 cycles. February 2014 showed the first increase in test takers (1.1%) since June 2010. In December 2018, LSAC announced that the Microsoft Surface Go tablet will be used exclusively to administer the LSAT beginning in 2019 when the test transitions to a digital only format. However, following

8670-622: The northern border of Collingswood and Newton Creek as the southern border. The 2020 United States census counted 14,186 residents in Collingswood. The median household income was $ 73,594 in 2015–2019 according to the American Community Survey . The 2010 United States census counted 13,926 people, 6,299 households, and 3,345 families in the borough. The population density was 7,639.4 per square mile (2,949.6/km ). There were 6,822 housing units at an average density of 3,742.3 per square mile (1,444.9/km ). The racial makeup

8772-411: The results. This composite statistic can have a weaker correlation to first year performance than either GPA or LSAT score alone, depending on the weighting used. The amount of weight assigned to LSAT score versus undergraduate GPA varies from school to school, as almost all law programs employ a different admission index formula. Starting in September 2019, students may take the LSAT up to three times in

8874-413: The sample. LSAC recommends advance preparation for the LSAT, due to the importance of the LSAT in law school admissions and because scores on the exam typically correspond to preparation time. The structure of the LSAT and the types of questions asked are generally consistent from year to year, which allows students to practice on question types that show up frequently in examinations. LSAC suggests, at

8976-456: The second, the South Jersey Law School founded in 1926 by Collingswood, New Jersey mayor and businessmen Arthur E. Armitage, Sr. and the final was Mercer Beasley School of Law named for a former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and founded in 1926 by several prominent Newark attorneys. The New Jersey Law School was founded as a for-profit law school by Richard D. Currier, a New York lawyer and graduate of Yale and New York Law School . Currier

9078-476: The statewide LGBT advocacy and education organization Garden State Equality maintained a Southern New Jersey office in Collingswood until 2010. Goodnight Lights is an indie-rock band from Collingswood. Knight Park is the home to daytime recreation in the borough. It is located across the street from Collingswood High School and it hosts the home games of the high school's sports teams, including women's field hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball. During

9180-491: The study of history and literature was discussed but ultimately rejected. The first administration of the LSAT followed and occurred in 1948. From the test's inception until 1981, scores were reported on a scale of 200 to 800; from 1981 to 1991, a 48-point scale was used. In 1991, the scale was changed again, so that reported scores range from 120 to 180. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Law School Admission Council created

9282-479: The summer months, the borough offers outdoor movies and classical concerts in the park. Collingswood operates under the Walsh Act form of New Jersey municipal government. The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government . The governing body is comprised of three commissioners who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis in elections held as part of

9384-423: The test consist of three sections plus an experimental section (1 section of logic games, 1 section of reading comprehension, 1 section of logical reasoning, and an additional random section). The writing section is also administered online. Prior to August 2024, the LSAT contained an analytical reasoning section, commonly referred to as logic games . The section was removed following a 2019 legal settlement between

9486-422: The vote (1,752 votes), with other candidates receiving 6.5% of the vote (457 votes). 7,519 total votes were cast among the district's 10,535 registered voters in the 2016 election, yielding a 71.4% turnout. In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 70.8% of the vote (4,927 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 27.2% (1,892 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (139 votes), among

9588-433: The vote (4,629 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush , who received around 33.9% (2,467 votes), with 7,277 ballots cast among the borough's 9,527 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.4. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Democrat Barbara Buono received 48.8% of the vote (1,822 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 48.7% (1,819 votes), and other candidates with 2.5% (95 votes), among

9690-414: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 43,175, and the median income for a family was $ 57,987. Males had a median income of $ 40,423 versus $ 30,877 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 24,358. About 3.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below

9792-495: Was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.2 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $ 58,769 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 4,635) and the median family income was $ 74,236 (+/− $ 8,567). Males had a median income of $ 54,088 (+/− $ 5,121) versus $ 48,816 (+/− $ 4,244) for females. The per capita income for

9894-417: Was 81.78% (11,388) White , 9.11% (1,268) Black or African American , 0.32% (45) Native American , 2.20% (307) Asian , 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander , 4.01% (559) from other races , and 2.56% (357) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.67% (1,347) of the population. Of the 6,299 households, 22.6% had children under the age of 18; 36.8% were married couples living together; 12.2% had

9996-431: Was a center of activism and law students nicknamed it "The People's Electric Law School." Its graduates from this period include United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Robert Menendez . After eliminating its evening program in 1955, in 1975, the law school restarted an evening program on Camden and Newark campus. From 1965 to 1978 the Newark division of the law school was located on Akerson Hall. In 1978, it moved to

10098-495: Was founded as a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold, however restaurant patrons are permitted to bring their own wine and beer to consume. In July 2015, the town introduced an ordinance that allows craft breweries to operate in the town but not serve food. The ordinance passed in August 2015. The land in what is present day Collingswood was originally inhabited by Lenape Native Americans . Quakers from England and Ireland settled along Newton Creek and Cooper River in

10200-557: Was joined by Charles M. Mason, a New Jersey attorney, who served as dean until his death in 1928. The school originally had only three faculty members 30 students with classes on the 4th floor of the Prudential Insurance Home Office in Newark for their first classes. In December 1908, the school was moved to a large Victorian townhouse at 33 East Park Street also in Newark. From its founding, women were to be admitted on "equal basis to men." After World War I,

10302-399: Was open to experimenting with the idea, as were other schools that were unconvinced. At a meeting on 10 November 1947, with representatives of law schools extending beyond the original Columbia , Harvard , and Yale representatives, the design of the LSAT was discussed. At this meeting the issue of a way to test students who came from excessively "technical" backgrounds that were deficient in

10404-443: Was to find a test that would correlate with first year grades rather than bar passage rates. This led to an invitation of representatives from Harvard Law School and Yale Law School who ultimately accepted the invitation and began to draft the first administration of the LSAT exam. NYU , in correspondence by memorandum, was openly unconvinced "about the usefulness of an aptitude test as a method of selecting law school students," but

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