ERIC Number: EJ1186331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Is an Economics Degree Good Preparation for the LSAT?
Routon, P. Wesley
Journal of Economic Education, v49 n3 p271-277 2018
Those aspiring to law school must first complete the Law School Admissions Test, or LSAT. When ranking undergraduate majors by mean LSAT scores, economics has proven to be near the very top, if not the number-one major, over the last two decades. The goal of this analysis is the search for additional evidence that an economics degree is good preparation for the LSAT beyond mean score comparisons. After controlling for pre-college academic ability, collegiate academic ability, variables related to law school aspirations, institutional characteristics, several collegiate experiences, and demographics, the author finds that an economics degree has a positive and statistically significant association with higher LSAT performance.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Law Schools, Prior Learning, Economics Education, Academic Degrees, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Scores, Academic Ability, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Law School Admission Test
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