The Forgotten Summer: Does the Offer of College Counseling After High School Mitigate Summer Melt Among College-Intending, Low-Income High School Graduates?

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin L. Castleman ◽  
Lindsay C. Page ◽  
Korynn Schooley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
College Counseling

scholarly journals Take Two! SAT Retaking and College Enrollment Gaps

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Goodman ◽  
Oded Gurantz ◽  
Jonathan Smith
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
College Enrollment ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Sat Scores ◽  
Enrollment Rates ◽  
Enrollment Gaps

Only half of SAT-takers retake the exam, with even lower retake rates among low-income students and underrepresented minority (URM) students. We exploit discontinuous jumps in retake probabilities at multiples of 100, driven by left-digit bias, to estimate retaking’s causal effects. Retaking substantially improves SAT scores and increases four-year college enrollment rates, particularly for low-income and URM students. Eliminating disparities in retake rates could close up to 10 percent of the income-based gap and up to 7 percent of the race-based gap in four-year college enrollment rates of high school graduates. (JEL I21, I23, I24, J15)

scholarly journals Missed Exams and Lost Opportunities: Who Could Gain From Expanded College Admission Testing?

AERA Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 233285841985503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Cook ◽  
Sarah Turner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
College Admission ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Admission Tests ◽  
Universal Testing ◽  
Admission Test

When students with the capacity to succeed in a 4-year college do not take a college admission test, this represents a potential loss of opportunity for students and colleges alike. However, the costs of testing—both pecuniary and nonpecuniary—may exceed the benefits for students who lack the interest in or qualifications for college attendance. In states like Virginia, access to admission tests varies markedly with district and family circumstances. We estimate that universal testing in Virginia could increase the number of high school graduates with test scores competitive for admission at broad-access universities in the state by as much as 40%—and at the most selective institutions by nearly 20%—with larger increases for low-income students. Alternative policies that encourage testing among students with strong demonstrated academic performance could realize nearly these increases without generating testing costs for students who are unlikely to attend a 4-year college.

scholarly journals The Impact of State Financial Aid on College Participation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Houston D. Davis ◽  
Brian E. Noland ◽  
Nicole McDonald
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Low Income ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
The State ◽  
College Participation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Participation Decisions

In 1999-2000, over 13,000 low-income high school graduates who were eligible for state based financial aid did not receive grant awards because the state of Tennessee had not appropriated sufficient funds for this need based financial aid. The primary purpose for this research was to identify and analyze the college participation decisions of those 13,000 non-recipients of state financial aid in the fall of 1999.

After Commencement, Clarity

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Freeman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists

Without the supports of IEP programming, high school graduates on the autism spectrum may struggle. Here are five ways speech-language pathologists in schools can help them transition to what's next.

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