Applicants who contact a selective university's admissions office are more likely to be admitted¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? An applicant who contacts the university is more likely to be admitted than an applicant who does not. → James A. Dearden 2017
Evidence¶
James A. Dearden 2017¶
James A. Dearden, Suhui Li, Chad D. Meyerhoefer, Muzhe Yang. (2017). Demonstrated Interest: Signaling Behavior in College Admissions. Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 35, issue 4. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/demonstrated-interest-signaling-behavior-in-college-admissions doi:10.1111/coep.12216
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Empirical analysis of comprehensive administrative data covering all applicant contacts with one medium-sized highly selective university's admissions office during two admission cycles; the article reports that "an applicant who contacts the university is more likely to be admitted." No effect size is printed in the available text.
"We find that an applicant who contacts the university is more likely to be admitted"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The admission-probability effect of contact is increasing in applicant SAT score, particularly when contact is costly — related
- A numerical example explores subsidizing low-income students' costly demonstrated interest to reduce admission inequity — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Applicants who contact a selective university's admissions office are more likely to be admitted |
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Applicants who contact a selective university's admissions office are more likely to be admitted |
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