Many applicants failed to complete post-application admission requirements, with Black and Latino students least likely to complete them¶
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Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Of applicants applying to at least one choice program with post-application screens, 54 percent did not complete at least one requirement; conditional on applying, 71 percent of Black and 52 percent of Latino students missed at least one screen, making them ineligible for an offer at that program. → Barrow 2019
Evidence¶
Barrow 2019¶
Barrow, L., & Sartain, L. (2019). GoCPS: A first look at ninth-grade applications, offers, and enrollment. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu
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Analysis of post-application requirement completion (auditions, interviews, information sessions) in GoCPS data. Overall, 52 percent of applicants applied to at least one program with screens and 54 percent of them did not complete at least one; 64 percent of applying Tier 1 students missed at least one screen.
"over half (52 percent) Latino students and nearly three in four (71 percent) Black students did not complete at least one screen, making them ineligible for an offer at that program."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- Ninth-grade enrollment overall and by school type and accountability rating stayed relatively stable after GoCPS implementation — related
- Students found the GoCPS application platform logistically easy to use, but applications to schools with additional requirements caused difficulties — related
- Black students and students from the lowest-SES neighborhoods ranked more programs but were less likely to rank a high-accountability school first — related
- Black jobseekers report biased applicant tracking systems, lengthy hiring processes, and entry-level postings requiring years of experience — related
- GoCPS did not produce major changes in enrollment patterns, and pre-existing racial/ethnic and income differences in enrolling in high-SQRP schools persisted — related
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Many applicants failed to complete post-application admission requirements, with Black and Latino students least likely to complete them |
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Many applicants failed to complete post-application admission requirements, with Black and Latino students least likely to complete them |
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2019 |
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2026-10-20 |
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2024 |
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