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Download full textBalemian, Kara; Feng, Jing – College Board, 2013
Presented at the AP Annual Conference (APAC) in Las Vegas, NV in July 2013. This analysis takes a close look at first-generation Advanced Placement® (AP®) test takers to better understand the needs and challenges they face on their path to college. The analysis focuses on college-bound AP test takers who also took the SAT and examines a variety of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
Mattern, Krista D.; Woo, Sang Eun; Wyatt, Jeff N. – College Board, 2008
Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference in New York in March 2008. This presentation explores if what a student believes is a good fit for them at an institution is supported by the evidence once they choose to attend an specific institution.
Descriptors: College Admission, Personality Theories, College Applicants, College Choice
Lee, John; Wiley, Andrew – College Board, 2008
Presented at the College Board New England Regional Office (NERO) Forum in Boston in February 2008. This presentation explores first generation SAT test takers in various areas. Focusing on academic preparation, educational plans, work plans and college preferences differ between this group of students and the non-first generation students.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, First Generation College Students, Student Characteristics, College Preparation
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance. – 2000
This videotape (running time 18.52 minutes) was produced to help students as they shop for a college or career school. It contains shopping tips for both types of institution and stresses the importance of determining what a student wants to do and learn and then looking carefully at the options for education to achieve these goals. Students are…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, Decision Making, High School Graduates
PDF pending restorationDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 2001
This package is a collection of 12 transparencies to accompany a discussion of reasons to go to college and how to pay for college. The first sheet is an introduction, and the second poses the question "Why go to college or career school?" The third transparency summarizes topics related to paying for college or career school, and the rest of the…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Grants, High School Students
Mangrum, Charles T., II, Ed.; Strichart, Stephen S., Ed. – 1997
This guide profiles 1,053 colleges and universities that provide services to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities (LD) or attention deficit disorders (ADD). The first section of the book provides basic information about how colleges and universities throughout the country are responding to the specific needs of students with LD or…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Programs
PDF pending restorationDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1993
As part of an early awareness initiative, the United States Department of Education developed an interactive software package to provide early information to middle school and high school students about postsecondary education opportunities, costs of attendance, and availability of financial aid. This user's guide describes how to install and use…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, College Planning, Computer Software
