ERIC Number: EJ1367278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
EISSN: EISSN-1090-7009
Exploring the Impact of GRE-Accepting Admissions on Law School Diversity and Selectivity
Rosinger, Kelly Ochs; Ford, Karly S.; Posselt, Julie; Choi, Junghee
Review of Higher Education, v46 n1 p109-144 Fall 2022
Reducing barriers to graduate and professional education may reduce racial inequities in high-status professions. In 2020, one-quarter of law schools accepted the GRE in place of the LSAT, reflecting an effort across educational domains to revisit standardized test requirements. We use a generalized difference-in-differences design to investigate the impact of GRE-accepting admissions on diversity and selectivity in legal education. We find some evidence of decreased racial diversity after policies have been in place a couple of years, along with increases in applications and decreases in acceptance rates. Findings indicate GRE-accepting admissions alone are unlikely to expand access to high-status fields.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Law Schools, Admission Criteria, Diversity (Institutional), Selective Admission, Barriers, Racial Differences, Legal Education (Professions), Standardized Tests, Educational Change, Graduate Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations; Law School Admission Test
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