Astin, Alexander W. "Prelaw Students--A National Profile." JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION, v34 n1 p73-85 Mar 1984. (EJ298355)

National survey file data on college freshmen aspiring to be lawyers were compared to all others in the classes entering college in 1969 and 1981. Students aspiring to be lawyers differed substantially from others in family background, academic preparation, college selectivity, college major, political orientation and interest, and goal orientation. (MSE)