Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| Chronicle of Higher Education | 2 |
Author
| Geraghty, Mary | 1 |
| Hoover, Eric | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Geraghty, Mary – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
An annual national survey of college freshmen (n=251,232) indicates that more students are selecting colleges for financial reasons. More also expect to go to graduate school, adding pressure to find well-paying jobs. Students are reporting higher high school grades but showing less interest in undergraduate course content. Women take on more…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Freshmen, Decision Making, Extracurricular Activities
Direct linkHoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
The college admissions process teaches students how to express themselves during interviews, how to describe their best qualities in application essays. It may also make them wary of college marketing campaigns, and skeptical of being treated as a statistics, due to the large role played by standardized-test scores and grade-point averages. Such…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, College Applicants, Standardized Tests, Marketing
