Measuring an Applicant's Potential for Success in Law School

Once you have successfully completed the JD-Next prep course and test, you will be provided a detailed score report with your test results.

Your JD-Next Score Report will include a raw score. Scores will range from 400 – 1,000 and are designed to serve as a prediction of the test taker’s likely performance in law school. As with similar law school admissions tests, individual success is based on how high an individual scores as a percentage of the total number of test takers.

Preview scores will be available approximately four weeks after completion of the JD-Next test. Institutions will be notified by email when the score report is available and log in information will be provided.

Review a Sample Score Report and Learn How to Interpret It

Only reports titled “Admissions Score Report” are eligible to be used for admissions to law school. Reports with any other title are ineligible to be used for application purposes.*

*JD-Next tests taken between December 1, 2023 and July 20, 2024, can be used to apply to law school even if your score report does not specifically say "Admissions Score Report."

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Score Report FAQs

What is the score release process?

Approximately three weeks after students complete the JD-Next test, they receive their score reports and can then determine which law schools they would like to submit their scores to. Within days of this, score reports are added to the portal for each law school accordingly. An email is sent to these law schools notifying them that a new score report has been uploaded and is available for the law school to view.

Are all student test scores sent?

Yes. If a student has taken the JD-Next test multiple times, the law school will receive all their test scores that are no more than 5 years old.

What is considered a “good” score?

A good score is based on how a student performs as a percentage of total test takers. Each law school determines for itself its own standards for what a “good” score is. We advise (prospective) applicants to reach out to the admissions offices at the law schools to which they seek to apply with JD-Next test scores.

Why use the JD-Next test to admit students?

JD-Next has been scientifically demonstrated to be as strong an indicator of law school performance and success as are the LSAT and GRE; while not producing the racial/ethnic score gaps one typically sees with legacy standardized testing. This lack of a large score gap is especially crucial to maintain access after the US Supreme Court ruled that the use of affirmative action is unlawful.

What are the best practices for using JD-Next to admit students?

While each school will differ in their approach and their required test score for admittance, each can be confident that applicants who performed well on the JD-Next test are highly likely to perform well in law school.

Some law schools will use JD-Next as an alternative to the LSAT and GRE. Some will use JD-Next as an additional data point for admissions decisions. Some will use JD-Next to provide a preview of what law school is like and to prepare applicants for law school success.

Participation in the JD-Next course and test has been scientifically demonstrated to improve, across racial and ethnic groups, law school GPA by .20, on average. As such, some will use JD-Next for admissions to provide a preview of law school, and to prepare applicants for success in law school.

Do students have to take the course to take the admissions test?

Yes. The JD-Next program is based on knowledge learned during the 8-week course and then assessed during the test. Students will receive a certificate of completion for finishing the course.