A Case Study of No-Need Financial Aid Based Solely on Admissions Test Scores.

Robinson, L. F.

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ERIC Number: EJ430086

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Case Study of No-Need Financial Aid Based Solely on Admissions Test Scores.

Robinson, L. F.

Journal of Student Financial Aid, v21 n1 p48-53 Win 1991

The reasons Emporia State University (Kansas) selected American College Testing Program composite scores only to identify freshman recipients of a no-need scholarship are discussed. First-semester performance of recipients with discrepant preadmission scores are used to support a recommendation that a weighted combination of pre-admission variates supplant the single score. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Merit Scholarships, Scholarships, Scores, State Universities, Statistical Analysis, Student Financial Aid, Talent Identification, Test Use

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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