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Bar Passage: Gpa And Lsat, Not Bar Reviews, Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos
Bar Passage: Gpa And Lsat, Not Bar Reviews, Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos
Nicholas L Georgakopoulos
Probit regressions of bar passage on law GPA, undergraduate GPA (uGPA) and LSAT show GPA to have a very strong relation, LSAT a weaker one, and uGPA not to have any relation. 1L and upperclass GPA both have strong predictive power, favoring an interpretation of significant learning in small and elective courses compared to the mandated large ones of the first year. Linear regressions of GPA on uGPA and LSAT show a noisy relation to exist only for first-time bar exam takers, none for 2nd time takers. Analysis of bar review courses does not show the choice among them …