Among selective enrollment students, 64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college but only 37 percent enroll in one¶
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q2 i? Selective enrollment graduates' college enrollment is far below their qualification level: 64 percent qualified for selective or very selective colleges, but only 37 percent enroll in one. → 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 analysis of the CPS postsecondary tracking system comparing qualified-to-attend college selectivity against actual enrollment for selective enrollment graduates. The report states that "64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college, but only 37 percent enroll in one."
"Among selective enrollment students, for example, 64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college, but only 37 percent enroll in one."
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Related Claims¶
- College mismatch is common among Chicago graduates: only 38 percent of the most qualified students enrolled in a match college, and many mismatch by enrolling in two-year colleges or not enrolling — related
- College undermatch is widespread among CPS students at all qualification levels, with only 27 percent of selective-access graduates matching — related
- One-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not apply to any four-year college — related
- Nearly two-thirds of graduates from academically advanced programs graduate with access to a selective or very selective four-year college — related
- Undermatch occurs when students attend a college less selective than their high school academic achievement would allow — related
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Among selective enrollment students, 64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college but only 37 percent enroll in one |
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Among selective enrollment students, 64 percent are qualified to attend a selective or very selective college but only 37 percent enroll in one |
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