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7 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 467 (2002-2003)
Standardized Tests under the Magnifying Glass: A Defense of the LSAT against Recent Charges of Bias

handle is hein.journals/trlp7 and id is 477 raw text is: ESSAY STANDARDIZED TESTS UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS: A DEFENSE OF THE LSAT AGAINST RECENT CHARGES OF BIAS GAIL L. HERIOT* & CHRISTOPHER T. WONNELLt I. INTRO DUCTIO N ................................................................ 468 II. AN OVERVIEW OF KIDDER'S ARGUMENT .......................... 470 III. UNEQUAL LSAT SCORES AMONG CANDIDATES WITH EQUAL UNDERGRADUATE GPAS ...................................... 472 IV. LARGER WHITE/MINORITY PERFORMANCE GAPS ON THE LSAT THAN IN LAW SCHOOL GRADES ............................. 475 V . C O NCLUSIO N .................................................................. 483 * Professor of Law, University of San Diego. B.A. Northwestern University (1978); J.D. University of Chicago (1981). Professor of Law, University of San Diego. B.A. Northwestern University (1979);J.D. University of Michigan (1982). The authors would like to thank Larry Alexander, Hal Pashler, and Emily Sherwin for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this essay.

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