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College Choice as Capital Conversion and Investment: A New Model. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.

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McDonough, Patricia M.; And Others – 1997

This paper presents a model of college choice that suggests that students' choice of college can be related to perceived "capital conversion" benefits. The model was tested on an evenly distributed sample (n=22,109) of students; one group attending elite colleges (with average freshman Scholastic Assessment Test scores of 1200 or higher)…

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Capital, Cognitive Style, College Attendance