One-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not apply to any four-year college¶
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q2 i? One-fifth of students in CPS academically advanced programs do not apply to a four-year college, mirroring application patterns of their less qualified peers. → Melissa Roderick 2009
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Melissa Roderick 2009¶
Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, Vanessa Coca, Eliza Moeller. (2009). From High School to the Future: Making Hard Work Pay Off — The Road to College for Students in CPS's Academically Advanced Programs. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago, Urban Education Institute. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/high-school-future-making-hard-work-pay
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Quantitative finding from CPS postsecondary data on college application behavior of graduates of selective enrollment, IB, and AP programs. The report emphasizes that strong qualifications do not alter these students' need for concrete support in applying.
"In fact, one-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not even apply to a four-year college."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Nearly two-thirds of graduates from academically advanced programs graduate with access to a selective or very selective four-year college — related
- Academically advanced students default to traditional feeder colleges: over 40 percent of four-year enrollees attend one of the six most popular CPS colleges — related
- Application, not acceptance, is the primary barrier preventing CPS students from enrolling in four-year colleges — related
- Among selective enrollment students, 64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college but only 37 percent enroll in one — related
- Students with strong qualifications took themselves out of four-year college planning, choosing early two-year enrollment as a low-risk solution when searches felt overwhelming and costly — related
- College undermatch is widespread among CPS students at all qualification levels, with only 27 percent of selective-access graduates matching — related
- Even highly qualified students need strong parental support combined with structured school support to conduct an effective college search and enroll in a matched college — related
- Among similarly qualified seniors, the high school attended largely determines coursetaking patterns — related
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One-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not apply to any four-year college |
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One-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not apply to any four-year college |
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2009 |
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2014 |
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