Any anticipation that guidance related to diversity elements may change in the future?

[tfelice]

This is absolutely a question out of nothing but curiosity. I'm also asking this as a test taker from the United States.

As diversity language has become increasingly polarizing, and given recent precedent around affirmative action in higher education, do you think test writers will in the future be less pro-underrepresented groups in their passage selection?

I assume the answer here is "who knows" and "even if yes, it will take time", but I was curious enough to still ask. Thanks!

[Dave Killoran]

Good question! In the near term, no, nothing will change. And the reason is that all the LSATs being administered this year and next two years have already been written. They are already in the vault and the "new" LSATs coming are either drawn from the existing library or are already in the pre-operational testing phase.

As for new item being written right now, I doubt much changes. Cultural shifts like this are unlikely to change what is a test writing group that has been around for a while and has established tendencies when writing questions.

So, for anyone reading this today, I don't see anything coming that would change how you approach the LSAT