AP or Vocational.

Phelps, M. Overton; Swann, Claire C.

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ERIC Number: EJ337723

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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AP or Vocational.

Phelps, M. Overton; Swann, Claire C.

College and University, v61 n3 p194-97 Spr 1986

Twenty highly selective colleges were surveyed to discover the effect on admissibility of a hypothetical high school senior taking a vocational course during the senior year instead of a second advanced placement course. While none would admit the vocational course participant, most would admit his dual-AP-course counterpart. (MSE)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection, High School Seniors, Higher Education, Student Employment, Vocational Education, Work Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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