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Ferguson, Douglas J. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study investigated the relationship between receiving an undergraduate scholarship and students' intended future contributions of volunteer time, professional talents, and financial treasure to a suburban community college after graduation. Kopecek and Kubik (1982) explained that "all colleges have alumni, but few community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Talent, Scholarships, Alumni
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2022
The purpose of April 2022 60-Second Survey was to perform initial research on enrollment management at the graduate and/or professional level. This data will serve as a benchmark and may shape content for a comprehensive research study. Based on this sample, institutions face a profusion of strategic enrollment challenges associated with graduate…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, Benchmarking, Undergraduate Students
Carruthers, Celeste; Gurantz, Oded; Page, Lindsay – EdResearch for Recovery Project, 2022
This brief is one in a series aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic. It addresses one central question: How can schools and districts help students make well-informed choices about college? In…
Descriptors: College Choice, Decision Making, Student Costs, Paying for College
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2022
The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment, Administrator Education
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Aydin, Oya Tamtekin – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2021
Due to globalization, it has been realized that the distance between countries is irrelevant because of the various opportunities offered by technological and transportation advancements. Globalization has also manifested itself in the field of higher education through internationalization. The concept of globalization has evolved with time; its…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Study Abroad, Technology Uses in Education
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Baba, Pauline Ann – College Student Journal, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants for lack of space within Nigerian Universities to admit all qualified secondary school graduates into higher Education. Primary data were collected using a semi-structured, open-ended interview with 24 participants representing several programs and stakeholders in Nigeria higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, College Applicants, School Size
Fryer, Tom; Jones, Steven – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2023
In January 2023, UCAS announced their intention to reform the personal statement to a series of short questions. This built upon UCAS's work with students and providers in 2022/23, as well as academic literature that has documented the challenges and inequalities that surround the personal statement, including the Higher Education Policy Institute…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Applicants, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Holzman, Brian; Thrash, Courtney; Chukhray, Irina – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2023
High-performing first-generation and economically disadvantaged students are more likely to attend colleges and universities that are less competitive than their academic qualifications allow, which makes them less likely to graduate. EMERGE is a multiyear, personalized college advising program that aims to address this problem by preparing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Academically Gifted, First Generation College Students
Stephanie Szczepanski-Dugo – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Admission to colleges and universities has sparked much interest over time. There are articles, books, and even movies designed to shed light on the process of being admitted to institutions. One component of the application process that has drawn a lot of attention is the use of standardized test scores. There are both advocates and critics of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Standardized Tests
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Koh, Jungyoon; Dominic, Helen; Elmendorf, Heidi; Cowgill, Sarah – Language and Education, 2023
We analyze eight letters of recommendation written by high school teachers for first-generation college students, so as to illustrate narrative strategies that can make letters more effective in providing support for students' college applications. Amidst recent criticisms of the limited utility of letters in college admissions, we argue that they…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Story Telling, College Applicants, Dialogs (Language)
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Andrea Briceno-Mosquera – Research in Higher Education, 2024
In the United States, some states allow undocumented immigrants to benefit from in-state resident tuition policy at public colleges and universities, a benefit aimed at improving accessibility to higher education. Yet, undocumented immigrants face bureaucratic procedures and requirements that may discourage them from applying and delay or hamper…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, In State Students, Tuition, Psychological Patterns
Terrell F. Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While Black students have experienced significant growth in college enrollment since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Higher Education Act of 1965, they are still less likely than their white counterparts to attend and graduate from a post-secondary institution (Ryan & Bauman, 2016). There have been previous studies on college…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, College Choice, College School Cooperation
Charles Sanchez – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Pre-college access programs operating in high schools commonly focus on assisting underserved and historically excluded populations of students in preparing for, applying to, and enrolling in postsecondary education. Through two analyses, this study examines the efficacy of two types of access programs in facilitating postsecondary enrollment and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, Academic Persistence, College Enrollment
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Eli Ben-Michael; Avi Feller; Jesse Rothstein – Grantee Submission, 2023
In a pilot program during the 2016-17 admissions cycle, the University of California, Berkeley invited many applicants for freshman admission to submit letters of recommendation. This proved controversial within the university, with concerns that this change would further disadvantage applicants from disadvantaged groups. To inform this debate, we…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Advocacy, College Applicants, College Admission
Meyer, Melanie S.; Cranmore, Jeff; Rinn, Anne N.; Hodges, Jaret – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
When choosing a college, high school students and those who guide them through the process must consider the complex interactions between student-level and institution-level variables in order to achieve an optimal person-environment fit. Ten academically advanced high school students who had chosen and committed to attending a college…
Descriptors: College Choice, Advanced Students, High School Seniors, Decision Making
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