Contributions of selected transcript information to prediction of law school performance
By: Richard R. Reilly
Series: Research Bulletin -- 71-58; Research bulletin (Educational Testing Service) -- RB-71-58
Publisher: Educational Testing Service
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Princeton, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Prediction of scholastic success; Academic achievement; Law schools
Description: Graduate and professional schools usually base their admissions decisions on a combination of test scores and on an overall index of undergraduate achievement such as cumulative grade-point average or rank-in-class. The present study sought to investigate whether considering more specific indices of undergraduate performance, through a detailed analysis of college transcripts, could lead to increased accuracy in predicting law school performance. Stepwise multiple regression analyses, performed separately for each of two schools, resulted in the selection of the LSAT, social science GPA, and a moderator variable as the most useful predictors. Because of the effects of section, however, caution was urged in interpreting the results.
Notes: "This bulletin is a draft for interoffice circulation ..."

"October 1971."

Includes bibliographical references (leaf 10).