Students in majors with higher average quantitative graduate records exam (GRE) scores are less likely to attend graduate school whereas students in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sorting effect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with lower earnings at the…

To understand the functions of graduate level admissions tests, the characteristics of students who scored high compared with those who scored low on three tests were examined on the basis of correlates of each of the tests with a large number of other variables reflecting the students' background and educational characteristics. (Author/RC)

Using a model followed in earlier research, graduate and professional school grades are predicted from undergraduate grades and standardized aptitude measures. Results indicate that first year grades in graduate school are more predictable than senior grades. (Author/JKS)