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Direct linkSmith, Jonathan; Howell, Jessica; Hurwitz, Michael – Education Finance and Policy, 2022
We estimate the impact of one of the largest college-to-student outreach efforts in the nation, the College Board's Student Search Service. In an oversubscribed "order," colleges receive contact information of a randomly chosen subset of PSAT and SAT exam takers who opt into the service and meet colleges' search criteria from a larger…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, College Choice, High School Students, Program Effectiveness
Gurantz, Oded; Hurwitz, Michael; Smith, Jonathan – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017
Hispanic high school graduates have lower college completion rates than academically similar white students. As Hispanic students have been theorized to be more constrained in the college search and selection process, one potential policy lever is to increase the set of colleges to which these students apply and attend. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Graduation, Hispanic American Students, High Achievement
Download full textHurwitz, Michael; Kumar, Amal – College Board, 2015
The nation's most selective colleges are often the centerpiece of the discussion surrounding college choice, and trends in college selectivity are relayed through stories of plunging admission rates at a few high-profile postsecondary institutions and anecdotes of model high school students unable to secure seats at these colleges. Such stories…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, College Admission
Gurantz, Oded; Hurwitz, Michael; Smith, Jonathan – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2016
Hispanic high school graduates have lower college completion rates than academically similar white students. As Hispanic students have been theorized to be more constrained in the college search and selection process, one potential policy lever is to increase the set of colleges to which these students apply and attend. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Hispanic American Students, High School Graduates
