Remote LSAT fueled market for cheating in China

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An aspiring law student from China raised alarms earlier this year about offers proliferating on Chinese language social media sites for help cheating on the online test for admission to U.S. law schools.

The cheating sites are "a full-on industry," charging as much as $8,000 or more for nearly perfect LSAT scores, he wrote in February on a Reddit forum dedicated to the exam. The student, who is now studying law in Texas and requested anonymity, told Reuters that he warned the Law School Admission Council, the nonprofit that administers the LSAT.

Last week, the council announced it is suspending the remote LSAT in mainland China after the upcoming exam in October due to "increasingly aggressive" cheating operations. It said it would bolster security for the October test.

A recent spike in apparent cheating rings in China forced the council to take action, a spokesperson said. But the decision comes after years of concerns about LSAT cheating in China, several LSAT test prep providers told Reuters. Read more from Karen Sloan.

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