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ERIC Number: EJ1367278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 36
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations; Law School Admission Test
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