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Wightman, Linda F. – 2000
This study was designed to examine questions about the validity and utility of two commonly used predictors of academic success in law school, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score and the undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), when the criterion measure is grade point average at the completion of law school (LGPA). The study also examined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education