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

Alex M. Johnson Jr.;

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

Alex M. Johnson Jr.

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Indiana Law Journal

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2006

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Alex M. Johnson Jr.

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

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