NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Shaw, Emily J.; Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Packman, Sheryl F.; Schmidt, Amy Elizabeth – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2009
The media communicates the existence of two distinct types of college applicants: the frenzied, overachieving, anxious student who applies to many institutions, and the underprepared, less advantaged student whose parents are not at all familiar with the application process. The purpose of this study is to more realistically describe distinct…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Choice, College Applicants, Enrollment Management