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And it is far less predictive of college performance than most people -- including admissions officers -- believe.
The College Board reports found that for black, Hispanic, Asian and American Indian students — and for girls — SAT scores are slightly more predictive of college success than are high school grades.
A handful of studies suggest the SAT is modestly predictive of college completion and future income, but none of these control for family income.
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Even after taking other factors into consideration, including students' motivation and course-taking patterns, "teachers' expectations and students' college-going outcomes had a significant relationship, and teacher expectations were tremendously predictive of student college completion rates," the study found.
While IQ is often considered an important trait of a good student, other research finds that self-confidence is roughly twice as predictive of learning college chemistry than SAT Scores [PDF].
Importantly, excessive drinking prior to college relative to other college-bound students is predictive of both excessive drinking at college and experiencing alcohol-related consequences (Varvil-Weld et al. 2013; White et al. 2002).
Previous studies show that depressive symptoms are predictive of tobacco use in college students [ 29].
Identify weight-related beliefs of college students and test the predictive power of the Health Belief Model for body mass index (BMI).
The sum of the scores on these tests is considered predictive of athletic performance, and every year some college player's stock shoots up before draft day because it is suddenly discovered that he can run, say, 4.4 seconds in the forty-yard dash as opposed to 4.6 seconds.
Poor sleep quality among college students is also predictive of poor academic performance [ 13, 14], problem drinking [ 15], and suicidal thoughts [ 16].
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