“There is no doubt that when this was announced, everybody was like, ‘Well, this could be a really big deal,’” said Dave Killoran, chief executive officer of PowerScore, which offers LSAT test prep as well as law school admissions counseling.
They expect the Khan Academy program to be a place where LSAT takers get their feet wet, and it will likely function as a supplement to existing LSAT prep programs. Several traditional test prep providers who have viewed a beta version of the program or spoken with early users, however, say the new program doesn’t offer the depth of instruction that they do.
Private LSAT prep services cost anywhere from $200 or more for instructional videos to $1,500 and upward for in-person classes. The council announced its collaboration with Khan Academy in March 2017, citing a desire to help aspiring law students for whom private test prep is financially out of reach. Khan Academy’s program, which goes live June 1, provides users with LSAT questions and explanations. Existing LSAT prep providers say they don’t expect Khan Academy’s free program-a partnership with the Law School Admission Council, which makes the LSAT-to drain away their clientele and upend the LSAT prep industry. Screenshot of Khan Academy website at A major player in free online education is poised to release its Law School Admission Test prep program, but the traditional LSAT prep industry says it isn’t sweating the new competition.
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