Predicting academic performance with the CDI Simple correlations between the summed CDI index and GPA were modest but highly significant, such that higher categorical language was associated with better academic performance across all four years of college: r year 1 (25,561) = .20, r year 2 (25,905) = .19, r year 3 (25,906) = .19, and r year 4 (18,681) = .18.
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When small words foretell academic success: the case of college admissions essays.
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