Evaluation and Research in Education
Editor: Professor Keith Morrison, Inter-University Institute of Macau
Associate Editor: Professor Stephen Gorard, University of York
Statistical Adviser: Professor Colin Baker, University of Wales Bangor
Reviews Editor: Dr. Emma Smith, University of York
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Volume: 16 Number: 2 Page: 95–103
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The Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Academic Success in Law School
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Ron Fagan and Paula Squitiera
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This study focuses on the relationship between the personality characteristics of entering law students and academic success in law school. The subjects (137) were entering law school students at Pepperdine
University School of Law. Students were administered the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) as a measure of their temperament and character. The subjects' Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) scores
and first-year law school grade point average were also obtained. On the CPI, subjects scored highest on the Self-acceptance, Flexibility, and Dominance scales and they scored lowest on the Self-control,
Sense of Well-being, and Good Impression scales. The study found a non-significant positive relationship between LSAT scores and first-year grade point average. The study found a significant relationship
between Achievement via Independence, Capacity for Status, and Psychological-mindedness scales on the CPI and first-year grade point average. The implications of these results for law school admission policies
are discussed.
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