ERIC Number: EJ599566
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Measuring the Value of an Ivy Degree.
Gose, Ben
Chronicle of Higher Education, v46 n19 pA52-A53 Jan 14, 2000
Study examining the earnings of students accepted by elite colleges but who chose to attend less-selective institutions finds that students do not enhance earnings by graduating from colleges with high average Scholastic Assessment Test scores, suggesting that admissions decisions fail to account for intangibles such as students' ambition, maturity, and motivation-qualities that also lead to high earnings potential. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Career Development, College Outcomes Assessment, Degrees (Academic), Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Employment Potential, Higher Education, Income, Prestige, Private Colleges, Relevance (Education), Selective Colleges, Student Costs, Student Educational Objectives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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