Application, not acceptance, is the primary barrier preventing CPS students from enrolling in four-year colleges¶

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q3 i? Among CPS seniors who applied to a four-year college, 86 percent were accepted, indicating that failure to apply rather than rejection is the dominant barrier. → Roderick 2011

Evidence¶

Roderick 2011¶

Roderick, M., Coca, V., & Nagaoka, J. (2011). Potholes on the Road to College: High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students' Participation in College Application, Four-year College Enrollment, and College Match. Sociology of Education, 84(3), 178-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038040711411280

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive tracking of the sequential college application process for 2005 CPS graduates aspiring to four-year degrees. Students who did not apply vastly outnumbered those rejected, consistent with Manski and Wise's (1983) conclusion.

"Of students who report that they applied to a four-year college, 86 percent were accepted (0.51/0.59)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Only 41 percent of CPS seniors who aspired to a four-year degree enrolled in a four-year college the fall after graduation — related
• Low-income urban students complete college-application steps at far lower rates than suburban peers with similar aspirations — a broader claim this one bears on
• Chicago students accepted to a four-year college who completed a FAFSA were far more likely to enroll than accepted students who did not file — related
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