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Zuker, R. Fred – College Board Review, 1997
The first of two articles on the psychological dimensions of the school-to-college transition looks at the rising anxiety of high school seniors applying to and selecting colleges, at the importance of rituals in the transition process, the stress of decision-making about the future, and the changes occurring during the senior year in high school.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Ringenberg, Thomas D.; Zikmund, Joseph, II – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1997
Analyzes interstate migration patterns of New England's college students, including patterns unique to each state and movement to states outside the region. Discusses factors affecting migration. Includes data on migration of freshmen to and from New England, net student migration to other states, and New England institutions and other…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Ross, Kathleen – College Board Review, 1990
Commonly held misconceptions about what a college must do or provide to recruit and retain minority groups students are discussed, including ideas about program design, course offerings, student aid, minority faculty members, and support services. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Choice, College Faculty, Ethnic Studies, Higher Education
Collison, Michele N-K – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
Data from an annual national survey of first-year college students are summarized and tabulated. Data include probable majors, demographic characteristics, extracurricular activities, reasons for their college choice, means of financing college, and political, social, racial, and educational attitudes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, College Choice, College Freshmen, Extracurricular Activities
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Husum, R.; Bryce, R. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Saskatchewan French immersion high school graduates were asked what influence that experience had on career/college choice, maintenance and/or improvement of French skills, self-assessment of French capabilities, assessment of and suggestions for the program, leisure time use of French, and placement of their own children in the program. Results…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, Foreign Countries, French
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Miller, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This study found that the postsecondary education experience (junior college, community college, 4-year college/university, military, or private training) chosen by 225 young adults with learning disabilities was related to use of community resources; community mobility; participation in vocational education while in high school; autonomy; peer…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges
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Freeman, Kassie – Urban Education, 1999
Examined the perceptions of 70 urban and suburban African-American students regarding the influences on their decision making to participate or not participate in higher education. Findings show the importance of racial and cultural considerations and highlight the need for studying students' perceptions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, College Bound Students, College Choice
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Hossler, Don; Foley, Erin M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
The limited research available and the observations and experiences of college admissions officers suggest that college guidebooks and ratings have a small to negligible impact on the college choices of most students. However, many families buy the guides, and their publication is likely to continue. It is important that institutions provide…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends
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Bruggink, Thomas H.; Gambhir, Vivek – Research in Higher Education, 1996
This study applied probability models in a four-year case study at a selective liberal arts college. The study found that, while admissions decisions matched institutional goals for student characteristics, discrepancies between acceptance and enrollment decisions frustrated the institution's efforts to achieve diversity and highlighted the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission, College Applicants
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Geoghegan, Kristina M. – About Campus, 1999
The college selection process is a learning experience and a stressful time. One high achieving student describes being recruited by colleges with the promise of scholarships. She recounts the process of choosing the right school, realizing along the way that her college years could not only determine her occupation, but where she might live, and…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Attendance, College Choice
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Reay, Diane – Journal of Education Policy, 2001
The English educational system is still being organized along social-class lines. Working classes have historically been "found out" in education--discovered to be inferior and less cultured and clever than middle classes. Findings from studies on higher education choice, secondary school transitions, and primary assessments underline…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Choice, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Adelman, Clifford – Community College Journal, 2003
Among the principal assumptions that have governed enrollment management in community colleges for the past two decades is that the community college sector serves a distinctly older population than do other sectors of the post-secondary system. When the noted community college researcher, Arthur Cohen of the University of California-Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Enrollment Management, Higher Education
Barr, Vickie M.; And Others – 1995
This paper was developed to help counselors of students with learning disabilities plan for college, by answering common student questions and providing sources of additional information. Sections of the paper discuss: (1) developing self knowledge (using compensatory learning strategies, knowing one's own strengths and weaknesses, and practicing…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation
DATAWave, 1995
The DATAWave is a weekly publication of the Assessment Resource Office of Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). Its purpose is to inform the campus community and broader constituencies about assessment issues and practice at ENMU. The issues of this first volume cover the following assessment topics: (1) introduction to the newsletter and report…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Environment, College Students, Educational Assessment
Mooney, Debby – 1996
This paper offers advice to high school students with learning disabilities and their parents regarding choice of a college and personal preparation for college. Three levels of college support programs are described: minimal (in which general academic support services and developmental classes are available); moderate (in which the program for…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation, Decision Making
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