Based on allegations of cheating services, online LSAT testing will be suspended in mainland China
In an attempt to shut down cheating services, the Law School Admission Council will suspend online LSAT testing in mainland China following next month’s international administration.
“We have been increasingly concerned about organized efforts by individuals and companies in mainland China to promote test misconduct,” wrote Susan Krinsky, the LSAC’s executive vice president and chief of staff, in a Monday blog post. “These enterprises are becoming increasingly aggressive.”
Susan Krinsky is the Law School Admission Council’s executive vice president and chief of staff. (Photo courtesy of the Law School Admission Council)
Because the LSAC does not offer in-person testing in China, the October test will be the last conducted on the mainland until further notice, she added.
About 500 people took the LSAT in China during the 2024-2025 cycle, wrote Javier Maymi-Perez, the LSAC’s director of communications, to the ABA Journal.
“LSAC will use a wide range of tools and procedures to enhance the security and integrity of the October test,” he says. “We are certainly aware of the potential for this activity to happen in other countries.”
The LSAT moved online in September 2019 for North American test-takers and in 2020 for international candidates.
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