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Download full textScott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
In order to participate in federal student financial aid programs, law schools must be accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education (Education). Accreditation is intended to ensure that schools provide basic levels of quality in their educational programs, and Education recognizes those accrediting agencies that it concludes…
Descriptors: Legal Education (Professions), Grade Point Average, Law Schools, Dental Schools
Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L. – Journal of Legal Education, 1975
Use of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and undergraduate grade point average for members of minority groups are examined in relationship to recent LSAT studies and related research on admissions tests and test bias. Traditional predictors of law school grades were found to be as accurate for minority as for majority persons. (JT)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Graduate Students
Manning, Winton H. – 1978
Graphs and charts pertaining to testing in affirmative action are presented. Data concern the following: the predictive validity of College Board admissions tests using freshman grade point average as the criterion; validity coefficients of undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) alone, Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and undergraduate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedJohnson, A. E., Jr. – College and University, 1987
The results of a recent investigation of the relationship of Law School Admission Test score and undergraduate grade point average with first-year average in law school for 4,655 minority students who began law school in 1983 and 1984 are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Grade Point Average
Anthony, Lisa C.; Liu, Mei – 2003
This study was designed to address questions of differential prediction of law school grades for various racial/ethnic minority subgroups. Differential prediction was evaluated by comparing the predicted and actual law school first-year grade point averages (FYAs) for various racial/ethnic subgroups within individual law schools based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
Brown, Susan E.; Marenco, Eduardo, Jr. – 1980
Law school admission of minorities, and in particular Hispanics, is addressed, based on results of a study of California law schools and analyses of current trends and alternative admission and testing approaches. Information obtained on current admissions procedures in American Bar Association-approved California law schools led to the conclusion…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Entrance Examinations
Law School Admissions Council, Newtown, PA. – 1992
This is a guide for minority group members who are considering entering law school and offers suggestions for success in the application process, in law school itself, and in choosing a career path. The first chapters guide the reader in self-assessment. Chapter 1 poses challenging questions about reasons for considering law school and chances for…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Career Choice, Career Guidance
