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Download full textByndloss, D. Crystal; Coven, Rebecca; Kusayeva, Yana; Johnston, Christine; Sherwin, Jay – MDRC, 2016
This guide is designed for counselors, teachers, and advisers who work with high school students from low-income families and students who are the first in their families to pursue a college education. It offers strategies for helping these students identify, consider, and enroll in "match" colleges--that is, selective colleges that are…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Income Groups, First Generation College Students, College Bound Students
Peer reviewedHughes, James J. – Higher Education Review, 1994
Examines the role of the new Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the United Kingdom, created in 1993 when British polytechnics and other institutions achieved university status. It focuses on the application strategies of prospective university students, the increased volume of applications, and the effect on universities. (MDM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agency Role, College Admission, College Applicants
Davila, Evelyn M. – 1985
The needs and characteristics of urban students at 10 urban U.S. colleges and universities were surveyed in 1983. Attention was directed to students' personal characteristics and educational and financial background, why students select and attend the institutions, and how students view programs and services. The campuses were primarily…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Commuter Colleges, Enrollment Influences
