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ERIC Number: EJ507717
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
Are Black Students Less Likely to Enroll at Their First-Choice College?
Maxey, James; And Others
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n7 p100-01 Spr 1995
Data from the 1993-94 ACT Assessment and a follow-up were examined to see how many black and white students eventually enrolled in what had been their first-choice colleges. Results for 12,448 blacks and 125,298 whites indicate that initial choices by blacks are more liable to change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission (School), Black Students, Change, College Bound Students, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Enrollment, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Paying for College, Student Attitudes, Student Financial Aid, White Students
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: ACT Assessment; Choice Behavior