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Direct linkPathak, Parag A.; Sonmez, Tayfun – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
In Fall 2009, officials from Chicago Public Schools changed their assignment mechanism for coveted spots at selective college preparatory high schools midstream. After asking about 14,000 applicants to submit their preferences for schools under one mechanism, the district asked them re-submit their preferences under a new mechanism. Officials were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Selective Admission, Educational Change, Comparative Education
Clark, Melissa; Rothstein, Jesse; Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
Data from college admissions tests can provide a valuable measure of student achievement, but the non-representativeness of test-takers is an important concern. We examine selectivity bias in both state-level and school-level SAT and ACT averages. The degree of selectivity may differ importantly across and within schools, and across and within…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, Selective Admission
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Michael B.; Pogue, Thomas F. – Economics of Education Review, 1988
To determine how a college's curriculum and selectivity may influence enrollment fluctuations, this study analyzed data on 64 private colleges in Iowa and Illinois. Colleges emphasizing arts and sciences had greater enrollment growth during improving market conditions for college graduates; those stressing occupational growth had greater…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Curriculum, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
Download full textIllinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1992
This report presents the fall 1993 freshman admission requirements adopted by the individual public universities and community colleges in Illinois. The first section explains the specific high school courses required for regular admission as freshmen to Illinois public universities and community colleges beginning with the fall 1993 entering…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students
