This post was written by Hatchet Reporter Justin Kits.
Blizzard conditions in the Northeast closed 70 law school admission test centers and threw kinks in some students’ plans to take the law school admissions test on Saturday.
D.C, which the National Weather Service estimated received about 27 inches of snow, had closed testing centers at American University, Howard University, the University of the District of Columbia, and Catholic University, according to the Law School Admission Council, the organization that administers the test. The testing center at Georgetown University remained open.
Wendy Margolis, spokeswoman for the Council, said more than 5,500 students nation-wide were affected.
“This is something people look forward to, and when the weather gets in the way, it can be stressful,” Margolis said.
Margolis said tests administrators at each individual site determine whether their center should close due to inclement weather.
“It is a case-by-case basis,” she said.
The next LSAT is not scheduled until June but, Margolis said several make-up tests will be scheduled and students will be notified by e-mail about their options.
“We are doing everything we can to make these tests up,” Margolis said.
The LSAT is a half-day, standardized test that is administered four times a year, usually on a Saturday.