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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"college selectivity"”.
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An Intersectional Analysis of the Female Postsecondary Advantage: Gender, race, and College Selectivity
… gender and racial/ethnic differences in precollege achievement?; 2) Among those who have completed high school or received a GED, to what extent are gender and racial/ethnic differences explained by students' pre-college academic achievement, educational and parental expectations net of …
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Essays on housing, education, and inequality
… education in response to the rising college wage premium. However, students from low income families remain less likely to earn a college degree than high income students, even controlling for academic preparation. My dissertation provides empirical evidence on the puzzle of low …
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Teaching altruism: essays examining the impact of education on volunteerism among young adults
… among students who apply to selective colleges, as these students account for more than 70 percent of the total volunteers in 2004. This trend is accompanied by an overall increase in the competitiveness among selective schools during the same time period. To explore the role of college …
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Regression Methods for Categorical Dependent Variables: Effects on a Model of Student College Choice
… a model of ascriptive and academic influences on selectivity of postsecondary institution attended. The dependent variable was measured in rank-ordered categories based on self-reported institutional admissions policies and analyzed with classical linear, multinomial logistic, and ordered logistic …