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Article: Educational orientation, NEO PI-R personality traits, and plans for graduate school.
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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The current study compared 166 students with plans to attend graduate school with 161 students intending to work after college on academically related behaviors, attitudes and personality traits. Students interested in graduate school reported more frequent class participation and were more motivated by learning, and less by grades. Groups also differed on several key personality traits that may be related to success in graduate school (e.g., conscientiousness, openness). We suggest that faculty emphasize to students that GPA is only one factor evaluated by graduate school admission committees, and that active engagement in learning will likely improve a candidate's ...