While black and Hispanic college students who went on to apply to law school reported lower high school grade-point averages than did Asian and white applicants, a higher percentage put themselves in the top 10 percent when asked about their drive to achieve.
Of the college freshmen with a lawyer father, 14 percent of those who indicated that they were interested in law school ultimately applied while 8 percent did not apply. Of the freshman who did not report being interested in law school but eventually did apply, 11 percent had lawyer fathers.
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