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ERIC Number: EJ752408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
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Race, Graduating Performance, and Admissions: Georgia State University's Freshman Index
Gayles, Jonathan
College and University, v82 n1 p27-34 2006
The Freshman Index, a combination of SAT score and high school grade point average, is the primary mechanism facilitating admissions decisions at Georgia State University. This article examines the relationships between these three admissions criteria and the graduating grade point averages of Asian, Black, and White six-year graduates. Additionally, this article examines the impact of limiting the analysis to graduates with "strong" (75th percentile) admissions criteria. This research indicates that the Freshman Index explains more variation in graduating grade point averages than either SAT score alone or high school grade point average alone for all graduates. However, caution is warranted as high school grade point average alone explains a comparable amount of variation in graduating grade point average and explains more variation for students with strong admission profiles. (Contains 5 tables, 3 figures, and 5 footnotes.)
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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: SAT (College Admission Test)
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