College choice in America

摘要: The most crucial choice a high school graduate makes is whether to attend college or go work. Here the sophisticated study of complexities behind that decision. Based on unique data set nearly 23,000 seniors from more than 1,300 schools who were tracked over several years, book treats following questions in detail: Who goes college? Does low family income prevent some young people enrolling, does scholarship aid offset financial need? How important are scholastic aptitude scores, class rank, race, and socioeconomic background determining applications admissions? Do test scores predict success higher education? Using National Longitudinal Study Class 1972, authors present interrelated analyses student institutional behavior, each focused particular aspect process choosing being chosen by college. Among their interesting findings: graduates would be admitted four-year average quality, they apply; applicants do not necessarily prefer highest-quality school; rank SAT equally admissions; federal has had only small effect enrollments at colleges but much stronger attendance two-year colleges; attention paid admissions commensurate with power predicting persistence degree. This clearly written an source information perpetually topic.