An evaluation of the simulated minority admissions exercise

Predicting the Academic Success of Student‐Athletes Using SAT and Noncognitive Variables

“…These eight variables have been shown to predict the success of nontraditional students in higher education including freshman grades, upper-class grades, retention, and graduation. Nontraditional students have included U.S. minority students and international students at many levels in higher education (Bandalos & Sedlacek, 1989;Boyer & Sedlacek, 1988;Sedlacek, 1977Sedlacek, , 1987Sedlacek, , 1989Sedlacek & Brooks, 1976;Sedlacek & Prieto, 1982, 1990Tracey & Sedlacek, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989Westbrook & Sedlacek, 1988;White & Sedlacek, 1986). The set of variables seems to have validity because it assesses Sternberg's experiential and contextual types of intelligence.…”