{"596066":{"#nid":"596066","#data":{"type":"news","title":"LSAC Information Release","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you are going to or already have opened an account with\u0026nbsp;the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), please consider aiding Georgia Tech Pre-Law Advising by providing permission for LSAC to release certain information about you.\u0026nbsp; If you\u0026#39;ve done so already, thank you!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat information is released?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following information is released\u0026nbsp;only\u0026nbsp;to pre-law advisor(s)\u0026nbsp;at your degree granting institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Efirst and last name\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELSAC forum attendance\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eall LSAT scores and dates taken\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eemail\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Edate of birth\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Elast 4 digits of your social security number\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eundergraduate GPA\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eundergraduate major and date degree conferred\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Elaw schools applied to and submission dates\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Efinal decision\/matriculation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat information is not released?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYour full social security number, address, phone number and other personal information are not released. Application materials (transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc.) are also not released to advisors. Pre-Law advisors agree to confidentiality and in no case are allowed to release the reports, even with names, email addresses, phone numbers, and date of birth removed\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy is having this information helpful?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisors can do different things with the\u0026nbsp;information. Some examples are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGain insight into which schools students and alumni consistently apply to in order to foster relationships with those law schools and recruiters \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Connect with those who have taken the LSAT and who haven\u0026#39;t met with an advisor already to offer support through the application process\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProvide more accurate answers to often asked questions such as:\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EHow many Tech students and alumni apply to law school?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat is the mean LSAT score?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EWhere do Tech students and alumni get accepted most often?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EWhich majors apply to law school?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat is the mean GPA of an applicant from Tech?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESeek out information from applicants that is not provided by LSAC such as how much scholarship money is awarded overall to Tech students and alumni\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECelebrate successes for Tech students and alumni more accurately and more often\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI want to help! How do I release my information?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder your profile in LSAC, go to the \u0026ldquo;Prelaw\/Academic\u0026rdquo; section and find \u0026ldquo;Prelaw Advisor Information.\u0026rdquo; You can then select yes to release your information. The default answer is no.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you already have a current LSAC account (valid for 3 years after you register for a LSAT), you can change your selected option to release the information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk28386\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.lsac.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"If you are going to or already have opened an account with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), please consider aiding Georgia Tech Pre-Law Advising by providing permission for LSAC to release certain information about you."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-09-18 14:24:37","changed_gmt":"2017-09-18 14:24:37","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596065":{"id":"596065","type":"image","title":"LSAC","body":null,"created":"1505744670","gmt_created":"2017-09-18 14:24:30","changed":"1505744670","gmt_changed":"2017-09-18 14:24:30","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227160","name":"lrg-logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lrg-logo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lrg-logo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8727,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lrg-logo.jpg?itok=9gOUQYx1"}}},"media_ids":["596065"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}