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Bastedo, Michael N.; Glasener, Kristen M.; Deane, K. C.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Educational Policy, 2022
Although it is well established that college entrance exams have become a key factor for admission to selective institutions, less is known about the influence of test scores in relation to other academic factors in the evaluation of a student's application file. This study conducts a randomized-controlled trial to determine whether providing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Low Income Students, College Applicants, College Admission
Bastedo, Michael N.; Glasener, Kristen M.; Deane, K. C.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Although it is well established that college entrance exams have become a key factor for admission to selective institutions, less is known about the influence of test scores in relation to other academic factors in the evaluation of a student's application file. This study conducts a randomized-controlled trial to determine whether providing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Low Income Students, College Applicants, College Admission
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Bastedo, Michael N.; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Glasener, Kristen M.; Kelly, Jandi L. – Journal of Higher Education, 2018
This mixed-methods study used open-response survey data, focus groups, and an experimental simulation to explore how 311 admissions officers defined and used concepts of holistic review in selective college admissions. We found that 3 distinct definitions of holistic review predominate in the field: whole file, whole person, and whole context. We…
Descriptors: College Admission, Selective Admission, College Students, Low Income Students