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Heil, Scott; Reisel, Liza; Attewell, Paul – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
How much of a difference does it make whether a student of a given academic ability enters a more or a less selective four-year college? Some studies claim that attending a more academically selective college markedly improves one's graduation prospects. Others report the reverse: an advantage from attending an institution where one's own skills…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Statistical Analysis, College Admission, Graduation Rate