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Short- and Long-Term Validity of High School GPA for Admission to Colleges outside the United States
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Al-Hattami, Abdulghani – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
High school GPA is the only admission criterion that is currently used by many colleges in Yemen to select their potential students. Its predictive validity was investigated to ensure the accuracy of the admission decisions in these colleges. The relationship between students' persistence in the 4 years of college and high school GPA was studied…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, High School Students, Admission Criteria, Public Colleges