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Identifying the Competition in Higher Education--Two Approaches.

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Lay, Robert; Maguire, John – College and University, 1980

A study of 2,500 Boston College applicants accepted for fall 1977 revealed information about the college's applicant pool and drawing power that can be of assistance in policymaking and student recruitment. It also revealed information about application overlap and competition with other institutions in the same market. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, Competition

Modeling the College Choice Process: Image and Decision.

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Maguire, John; Lay, Robert – College and University, 1981

A survey of 2,500 applicants accepted at Boston College in 1977 is used to develop two statistical models of student decision making for college choice. One model focuses on the decision-making process and the other on institutional image, and the two are compared. The results of the two models guide institutional policy in different directions.…

Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education

Toward Improving the Quality of Incoming Students While Maintaining Fairness in Admissions. AIR Forum 1980 Paper.

Lay, Robert; Maguire, John – 1980

The problem of improving the quality of incoming college students and practicing fairness in admissions was studied at Boston College. The study sample was over 2000 accepted applicants who completed an admissions questionnaire. A systematic admissions procedure is described that provides an index of applicant "quality," and the rating…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action