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Higgins, A. Stephen – 1984
The college choices of the academically talented and their financing of college were studied through a 1981 survey of 280 National Merit scholars in Indiana. The influences of college majors, family size and income, parental occupation and education, and national test performance were examined. The Indiana Merit scholars more often majored in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations
