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Carrington, Christine H.; Sedlacek, William E. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1975
A telephone survey of 437 no-shows at a university indicated that 82 percent were attending another school and 13 percent were working. The main reasons no-shows attended other schools were size, financial aid, academic reputation, on-campus housing, and communications from the university. Specific suggestions to counter each seeming limitation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attendance Patterns, College Choice, Decision Making
Download full textCarrington, 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…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice
