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Download full textBalemian, Kara; Feng, Jing – College Board, 2013
Presented at the AP Annual Conference (APAC) in Las Vegas, NV in July 2013. This analysis takes a close look at first-generation Advanced Placement® (AP®) test takers to better understand the needs and challenges they face on their path to college. The analysis focuses on college-bound AP test takers who also took the SAT and examines a variety of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
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Direct linkBryan, Julia; Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl; Moore-Thomas, Cheryl; Day-Vines, Norma L. – Professional School Counseling, 2009
Using the 2002 Educational Longitudinal Study database, a national survey conducted by the National Center of Education Statistics, the authors investigated the characteristics of students who seek out professional school counselors in order to receive college information. Results indicated that African Americans and female students were more…
Descriptors: School Counselors, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Access to Education
Akos, Patrick; Lambie, Glenn W.; Milsom, Amy; Gilbert, Kelly – Professional School Counseling, 2007
Early adolescents make early career decisions in the form of curriculum choices for high school, and these choices can influence future postsecondary education and career paths. This exploratory study examined relationships between school and demographic variables and 522 eighth graders' choices of high school academic tracks. Analysis of variance…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Adolescents, Statistical Analysis, Grade 8
Bramer, Jennifer S. – 1996
This guide for students with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and their counselors and teachers offers practical advice for success in college. The 11 chapters cover the following topics: (1) the possibility of success; (2) definitions and characteristics of ADD; (3) diagnosis and treatment of ADD; (4) interviews with college students about their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Attention Deficit Disorders
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1983
A survey of Alaska high school seniors was conducted in fall 1982 to determine students' opinions of their overall high school experience, their need for additional assistance in selected academic and career planning areas, general demographic information, their plans after high school graduation, and specific postsecondary plans. A total of 3,505…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Attendance, College Bound Students
