The Destruction of the Holistic Approach to Admissions: The Pernicious Effects of Rankings

Date

2006

SSRN

Citation

Alex M. Johnson Jr., The Destruction of the Holistic Approach to Admissions: The Pernicious Effects of Rankings, 81 Indiana Law Journal, 309 (2006).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Alex M. Johnson Jr.

Public Policy and Regulation

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

Center for the Study of Race and Law

Family Law Center

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