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Characteristics of "No-Shows" Accepted for Admission at a Large University. Research Report No. 7-74.
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Carrington, Christine H.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1974
A telephone survey of 500 people admitted to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), but who did not enroll in the fall of 1974, was conducted. Responses were received from 437 (87 percent) no-shows. Results indicated that 82 percent were attending a school outside Maryland and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, while 34 percent…
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