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Naranjo, Melissa M.; Pang, Valerie Ooka; Alvarado, Jose Luis – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Many college-intending students find themselves dealing with the undermatch and summer melt phenomena. Undermatch refers to the situation where academically-successful high-school graduates choose not to go to any college or to go to a local community college not commensurate with their academic achievements. Summer melt describes how students may…
Descriptors: Immigrants, College Attendance, High School Graduates, College Applicants
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Lansigan, Rolando R.; Moraga, Shirley D.; Batalla, Ma. Ymelda C.; Bringula, Rex P. – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
This descriptive study utilized a validated questionnaire that gathered data from freshmen of two different school years. Demographic profile, marketers (i.e., source of information of students about the school), influencers (i.e., significant others that persuaded them to enroll in the school), level of school choice, and level of consideration…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Social Media, College Freshmen
Clayton, Ashley Brooke – ProQuest LLC, 2016
To address the importance of college access and the gaps in scholarship concerning college advising, this study is comprised of three essays, each focused on college advising professionals in public high schools. Though the majority of research in this area has focused on traditional school counselors, these studies examined the role and…
Descriptors: College Choice, Essays, Academic Advising, High Schools
Webb, Bradley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Enrollments in postsecondary education have climbed steadily for more than 20 years. However, during this same time period, students enrolled in their school of first-choice in decreasing numbers. In fact, slightly more than 55% indicated they enrolled at their first-choice college in 2013 (Eagan, Lozano, Hurtado, & Case, 2013). Thus, more…
Descriptors: College Choice, Correlation, Academic Persistence, Grade Point Average
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Bottom Line" provides intensive advising for low-income high school students, most of whom are the first in their family to go to college. The advising is designed to help students apply for college and financial aid and select a high-quality, affordable institution. For students who attend one of "Bottom Line's" target…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Students, College Students, Student Financial Aid
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Tavares, Orlanda – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
In a context where mass higher education has eroded the job security once guaranteed by higher qualifications, students are more likely to view higher education as an "investment" which should yield return in terms of their employability. The aim of this study is to understand whether Portuguese students consider employability as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential
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Aungamuthu, Yvette; Vigar-Ellis, Debbie – Africa Education Review, 2017
Universities in South Africa are operating in an increasingly competitive environment with each institution aiming to attract the best students and meet their enrolment targets. The Department of Education's (DoE's) strategy to address the inadequacies of the past and the shortage of skills in maths and science in South Africa has also affected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Access to Education, Disadvantaged
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Bischoff, Florian; Gassmann, Freya; Emrich, E. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
What features lead a student to choose sport science, chemistry, physics, computer science or musicology as their subject of study and the Saarland University Saarbrücken as their place of study? Empirical analysis shows that study conditions for students of chemistry, physics and music do not play an important role in selecting the place of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Course Selection (Students), College Students
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Ahmad, Syed Zamberi; Hussain, Matloub – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2017
The mobility of African students beyond national territories has become common worldwide. However, the underlying reasons motivating students to leave their countries of origin in pursuit of higher education in other developing nations and why these factors are important have not been fully explored. This study attempts to explore why and how…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Foreign Countries, College Choice
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2017
This "2016 E-Expectations Trend Report" examines the differences in how college-bound students used the digital tools at their disposal from the spring of their junior year to the fall and spring of their senior year. This report contains results from three web surveys: (1) May 2015 survey: 1,526 class of 2016 juniors (spring juniors);…
Descriptors: College Choice, High School Students, College Bound Students, Student Recruitment
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Arellano, Lucy – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Baccalaureate degree completion is essential for future development as a nation. Latinxs are the largest minority group in the country and by 2050 nearly one out of every three individuals will be of Latinx descent. While Latinx enrollment may increase, the proportion completing college is not comparable. This study explored the pre-college…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
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Adewale, Titilola; D'Amico, Mark M.; Salas, Spencer – Journal of International Students, 2018
With benefits international students bring to campus, universities have adopted aggressive recruitment practices and increased institutional support for their retention and positive college engagement (Hegarty, 2014). Due to globalization, increasing numbers of international students enter college with multiple cultural/national affiliations…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Differences
Trellis Company, 2018
In January 2017, Trellis launched a nine-month study aimed at better understanding the non-academic challenges that postsecondary students face and the ways they try to meet their basic needs while pursuing academic goals. Working with 11 institutions in Texas and Florida, researchers recruited a cohort of 72 current undergraduate students. Though…
Descriptors: Money Management, Undergraduate Students, Longitudinal Studies, Student Diversity
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Prakhov, Ilya; Bocharova, Maria – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
This paper analyses the determinants of national student mobility under the unified system of admission in Russia and evaluates the barriers which still limit educational mobility. It is argued that even with the Unified State Examination (USE) and the decreased transaction costs of applying to universities, student interregional national mobility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences, Predictor Variables, Student Mobility
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Haryanti; Wijayanto, Hari; Sumarwan, Ujang – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2016
This research investigates the factors influencing Bogor senior high school students' choice of Bogor Agricultural University for further study. Choice of higher education institution is difficult for senior high school students and requires the consideration of many factors. Students in choosing a college are influenced by social factors,…
Descriptors: College Choice, High School Seniors, Agricultural Education, Foreign Countries
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