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Direct linkWesley Jeffrey; Benjamin G. Gibbs – Research in Higher Education, 2024
While a substantial body of work has shown that higher-SES students tend to apply to more selective colleges than their lower-SES counterparts, we know relatively less about "why" students differ in their application behavior. In this study, we draw upon a sociological approach to educational stratification to unpack the SES-based gap in…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, College Choice
Richardson, Jeanita W. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
While benefits of college matriculation are well-established, the portal controlling access to higher education is the institutional application. The bulk of the college application process takes place during a student's senior or 12th-grade year; however, parents and caregivers of high school students need to know that the quest for college…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Bound Students, Admission Criteria, College Admission
