Can't Get There from Here: The Decision to Apply to a Selective College

Autor/inn/en	Griffith, Amanda L.; Rothstein, Donna S.
Titel	Can't Get There from Here: The Decision to Apply to a Selective College
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 28 (2009) 5, S.620-628 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.01.004
Schlagwörter	Family Income; College Choice; Selective Admission; Admission Criteria; Low Income Groups; Longitudinal Studies; Influences; High School Students; Economics; Geographic Location; School Location; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Studienortwahl; Bildungsselektion; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Schulgelände
Abstract	In an attempt to increase applications from low-income students, some selective 4-year colleges are developing programs to target and attract low-income students. However, relatively little research has looked at factors important in the college application process, and in particular, how these factors differ for low-income students. This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to analyze factors influencing students' college application decisions, with a focus on the decision to apply to a selective 4-year college. We hypothesize that distance from a student's home to selective colleges may play a role in the application decision and differentially impact low-income students. Our results suggest that distance does matter, although the effects do not vary by family income level. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10