Keeping Up to Data

Keeping Up to Data

Keeping Up to Data, a podcast by LSAC, digs into the trends shaping law admission and beyond.

Episodes

November 19, 2025 23 mins

Susan Krinsky chats with LSAC’s Susannah Pollvogt about how the new NextGen Bar Exam differs from the current bar exam format — and the effect this ongoing transition could have on law school curricula.

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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.

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September 12, 2025 18 mins

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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September 12, 2024 15 mins

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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November 27, 2023 16 mins

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.

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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.

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June 22, 2023 4 mins

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.

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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.

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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.

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February 2, 2023 11 mins

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.

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December 20, 2022 13 mins

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.

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November 15, 2022 17 mins

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.

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