It’s Not Where You Start, It’s How You Finish: Predicting Law School and Bar Success National Report of Findings for the AccessLex/LSSSE Bar Exam Success Initiative
APPENDIXES FOR WORKING PAPER (Last Updated June 8, 2021) Aaron N. Taylor*, Jason M. Scott*, and Josh Jackson These authors contributed equally to this work
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Supplemental Appendix ........................................................................................................................ 1 A.I. Regression Outputs ............................................................................................................................ 1 Table A.I.1 Full Table of Effects of LSAT, UGPA, and Control Variables on Three LGPA Measures ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Table A.I.2 Full Table of Effects of Academic Performance and Control Variables on Bar Passage .. 2 Table A.I.3 Full Table of Effects of Student Engagement Factors and Control Variables on 3L LGPA .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Table A.I.4 Full Table of Effects of Student Engagement Factors and Control Variables on Odds of Bar Passage ........................................................................................................................................... 6 A.II Sample Characteristics ...................................................................................................................... 9 Table A.II.1 School Participation in the Study ..................................................................................... 9 Table A.II.2 Summary Statistics ......................................................................................................... 10 Table A.II.5 Correlation Matrix of LGPA Variables .......................................................................... 10 Figure A.II.3 First-Time Bar Passage (Percent) by Race and Gender ................................................ 11 Figure A.II.4 Median LSAT and UGPA Since 2011 .......................................................................... 12 Figure A.II.5 First-Time Bar Passage (Percent).................................................................................. 12 A.3 Description of All Student Engagement Variables .......................................................................... 13 Table A.3.1 List and Description of All Student Engagement Variables and Their Component Survey Questions............................................................................................................................................. 13