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Financial Aid Policies and Practices as Impediments to Low-Income Student Access to Higher Education
Direct linkPulcini, Brad – College and University, 2018
A review of the literature reveals that low-income students encounter barriers to higher education. Common barriers include the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, n.d.; College Board 2010; Dwyer 2015; Feeney and Heroff 2013; Goldrick-Rab 2016; Nagaoka, Roderick and Coca 2009; Perez-Antonia 2016)…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Low Income, Barriers, Financial Needs
Evaluation of the Undergraduate Admissions Process by Applicants Who Accepted or Declined Admission.
Peer reviewedOtt, Mary Diederich – College and University, 1991
A survey of applicants to a major state university investigated whether students who accept (n=461) and decline (n=488) admission offers have different ways of evaluating the admission process. Contrary to expectation, accepters did not rate all elements of the process higher than decliners. Blacks and whites also differed in their perceptions.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice
