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Tiloka de Silva – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
This paper examines the factors influencing preferences for undergraduate study using administrative data on applications to the state university system of Sri Lanka, which is characterized by centralized administration, rule-based admissions, and virtually costless applications. The feature of costless applications implies that students are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, College Applicants, Student Characteristics
Michael L. Nieswiadomy – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
In this article, the author updates his prior studies of LSAT® scores (Nieswiadomy 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017) using current data for 2022-23 law school applicants, finding that economics majors remain at or near the top of all applicants. Results of the previous studies showing economics majors scored well on the LSAT® have often been posted on…
Descriptors: Economics Education, College Entrance Examinations, Law Schools, Scores
R. Eric Landrum; Leslie D. Cramblet Alvarez; K. Nicole Jones; Laura Burton – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Graduate admissions in psychology continue to be a popular and competitive venture, with the demand for new graduate student opportunities exceeding the annual supply. Objective: Our present work was a partial replication and extension of Appleby and Appleby (2006). We added closed- and open-ended questions regarding social media to…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Admissions Officers, Admissions Counseling, College Applicants
James Grenda – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: The subject of this study concerns the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), a college access program that has operated in Michigan since 2010 to promote postsecondary access and equity statewide. The state of Michigan has trailed nationally in educational quality and attainment for the past several decades, ranking 38th in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Access to Education, College Students, Academic Advising
Christine G. Mokher; Amihan April C. Mella-Alcazar – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
While established educational pathways exist in many nations, the Philippines offers a unique opportunity to investigate the development of entirely new ones. Prior to the 2010s, compulsory education only extended through grade 10, with all students on a general track. The implementation of the 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act significantly…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Career and Technical Education
Davis Vo; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar – Community College Review, 2025
Objective: Community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs are expanding across the nation, particularly in California--home of the largest and most ethnically/racially diverse community college system in the nation. CCB programs provide many benefits, two of which include providing an accessible and affordable pathway towards baccalaureate…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, College Applicants, Labor Force Development
Prior, Lucy; Leckie, George – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Going to university is a key route to enhancing life opportunities for young people and for promoting social mobility. Despite the action of widening participation programs, substantial sociodemographic inequalities in participation persist. Few studies have focused on the role that school attended may play in exacerbating or mitigating these…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Differences, College Applicants, College Choice
John Fischetti; Ann Hill; Debra Lynch; Joanne Pettit; Joanne Rutkowski; Viv White; Deborah Chadwick; Barry Down – Discover Education, 2024
Year 12 students in Big Picture Learning schools across Australia now use portfolios and interviews to apply for and gain entry to their first choice of university degree. They receive admission on the strength of portfolio evidence mapped to a new non-ATAR qualification, known as the International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC). Since…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Guided Pathways, College Admission
Curran, F. Chris – Research in Higher Education, 2022
For the past decade and a half, many institutions of higher education have asked about high school disciplinary experiences, including suspensions, on their applications. Advocates have argued that this "discipline box" has a negative effect on suspended students' likelihood to apply and be accepted to institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Discipline, Suspension, College Admission
Román Andrés Zárate; Martín Carbajal; María Pía Basurto; Manuel Barrón – Blueprint Labs, 2024
Without standardized tests, college admissions may reward high schools' reputation over effectiveness--a phenomenon we study in Peru. We first estimate the impact of selective public exam schools on college outcomes by leveraging the admissions mechanism in a single- and multiple-offers RDD. Despite no conclusive evidence of learning gains,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Standardized Tests, School Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Ben-Michael, Eli; Feller, Avi; Rothstein, Jesse – National Bureau of Economic Research, 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: College Applicants, College Admission, Letters (Correspondence), Disadvantaged Youth
Azadianbojnordi, Mah; Bakhtiarpour, Saeed; Makvandi, Behnam; Ehteshamizadeh, Parvin – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2022
In Iran, a large number of adolescents compete every year to enter university, given the better job opportunities that may exist after graduation. The hope of having more education affects students' academic engagement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic hope and academic engagement with the mediating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Learner Engagement, College Applicants
Grace E. Thiel; Celeste M. Murtha; Jennifer F. Dennis; Mari Hopper – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Kansas City University offers a Clinical Anatomy Fellowship which enrolls nine medical students during each academic year and provides training in research, teaching, and advanced anatomical topics. The Fellows practice as novice educators, working alongside Anatomy faculty to teach medical students in the Gross Anatomy laboratory. However, little…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Graduate Medical Education, Fellowships, Anatomy
Oscar Espinoza; Luis Sandoval; Luis Eduardo González; Bruno Corradi; Noel McGinn; Trinidad Vera – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
How does a policy of free tuition affect student applications to universities? This article assesses how free tuition influences applications in terms of the selectivity of the university, length of the degree program, cost of the program, and application to a program in the STEM field. The study based on a quasi-experimental design was carried…
Descriptors: Tuition, College Choice, Costs, Program Content
Neuman, Eric J.; Briggs, Kristie – Journal of Education for Business, 2023
We examine whether geography is related to online MBA program demand. Although online education seemingly mitigates geographical location as a barrier to attracting students, the location may still play a role in establishing students' familiarity with schools and with creating competition among neighboring institutions. Using archival data, we…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Masters Programs, Online Courses, Geographic Location