Unexpected Destinations

This chapter argues that an upbringing of religious restraint constrains college choices, especially for professional-class kids. It does so by recalibrating their academic ambitions after graduation, leading them to rarely consider a selective college despite their excellent grades in high school. As a result, religiously restrained teens—and especially those from the professional class who have the resources to make it to college—tend to undermatch in the college selection process. This is evident among men and is especially prevalent among women. Girls who grow up with religious restraint have a self-concept centered around family, service, and God. They do not aspire toward prestigious careers, which makes a degree from a selective college less valuable. Unlike less affluent teens who want to improve their class position by gaining a college degree, religiously restrained teens are content maintaining their class position by attending college close to home and reproducing traditional gender norms.

Analisis Pengaruh Minat dan Motivasi Terhadap Keputusan Memilih Program Studi Dimediasi Variabel Pekerjaan Yang Diharapkan

Background – Every prospective student is free to make their choice to choose the faculty and study program they are interested in, which of course is in accordance with their abilities academically and financially. This research was conducted based on the research gap found by the researcher. Baker (2018) suggests further research to analyze the expected job variables as a factor in choosing decisions. Objective - To analyze the direct and indirect effect between each variable Interest, motivation, and expected job on the decision to choose. Design/ Methodology/ Approach – This research is a descriptive quantitative research. The population in this study were new students in the 2020 academic year at the Faculty of Economics at five universities in Bengkulu City. Samples were drawn using the Slovin formula as many as 356 respondents. Results and Discussion – The results of this study indicate that the higher the interest of individuals (students) it will encourage them to decide what they want, so it is said that interest is one of the factors that encourage someone to choose something. Likewise, student motivation in studying can be a determinant of their success in the future. The expected job is an important driving factor for students in choosing the faculty they will take in gaining knowledge. This is evidenced by the results of the current study and strengthened by the results of previous studies. Conclusion – There is a significant effect between each of the expected interest, motivation, and work variables on the decision to choose, with values ​​of 0.596, 0.452, 0.580, respectively. Then the work variable which is expected to be able to mediate between the interest and motivation variables on the decision to choose, with values ​​of 0.507 and 0.566, respectively. Research implications - The expected work variables in this study can provide information to each university that is the object of research that is not only related to student internal factors but there are other external factors that have an important contribution to the decision to choose prospective students in determining their choice to take college. Thus, universities and faculties can establish cooperation with job providers to accommodate quality graduates in the future, so that this can increase interest and motivation in determining college choices at universities in Bengkulu City. Research limitations - This research is limited to the Bengkulu City area with a total sample of 356 respondents and the number of variables studied is only two independent variables (interest and motivation), one mediating variable (expected job), and one dependent variable (decision). choose).

The Impact of College Outreach on High Schoolers’ College Choices - Results From Over 1,000 Natural Experiments

We estimate the impact of one of the largest college-to-student outreach efforts in the nation, the College Board's Student Search Service. In an oversubscribed “order”, colleges receive contact information of a randomly chosen subset of PSAT and SAT Exam takers who opted into the service and meet colleges’ search criteria from a larger set of students with identical backgrounds. We find that students who receive outreach enabled by Student Search Service (“licensed”) are 23 percent (0.1 percentage points) more likely to apply to the licensing college than students with similar backgrounds who did not receive outreach. Nearly 20% of students induced to apply to a college because of the Student Search Service also enroll, increasing the probability of enrolling in the college that licensed their contact information by 22 percent (0.02 percentage points). These impacts are twice as large for traditionally underserved students. Responsiveness to college outreach is larger for racial/ethnic minorities, first generation students, and lowand moderate-income students. Despite the fact that one additional license changes the specific institution to which students send scores and enroll, we cannot detect changes to the broad types of colleges in which students ultimately enroll.

“They Always Call Me an Investment”: Gendered Familism and Latino/a College Pathways

In the past 20 years, Latinas have begun to outperform Latinos in high school completionand college enrollment, tracking the overall “gender reversal” in college attainment thatfavors women. Few studies have examined what factors contribute to Latinas’ increasingeducational success. This article focuses on gender differences in college-going behavioramong a cohort of 50 Latino/a college aspirants in the San Francisco East Bay Area.Through 136 longitudinal interviews, I examine trends in Latinos/as’ postsecondary pathwaysand life course decisions over a two-year period. Findings suggest evidence forgendered familism, in which gender and racial/ethnic beliefs intersect to differentiallyshape Latinos/as’ attitudes, behaviors, and college choices. Gendered familism encouragedLatinas to seek a four-year degree as a means of earning independence, whileLatinos expressed a sense of automatic autonomy that was not as strongly tied to educationaloutcomes.

Effects of Reduced Community College Tuition on College Choices and Degree Completion

Recent efforts to increase college access and completion concentrate on reducing tuition rates at community colleges, but researchers and policymakers alike have expressed concern that such reductions may not lead to long-term gains in college completion. In this paper, I use detailed data on students' college enrollment and completion outcomes to study how community college tuition rates affect students' outcomes across both public and private colleges. By exploiting spatial variation in tuition rates, I find that reducing tuition at a student's local community college by $1,000 increases enrollment at the college by 3.5 percentage points (18%) and reduces enrollment at non-local community colleges, for-profit institutions, and other private, vocationally-focused colleges, by 1.9 percentage points (15%). This shift in enrollment choices increases students' persistence in college, credit completion, and the probability that they transfer to and earn bachelor's degrees from four-year colleges.

Assessment in Choosing Higher Education: A Case of Indonesia

The decision of students to continue their studies is a decision after making considerations that are adjusted to the circumstances of a number of college choices. The purpose of this study is to examine the decisions of students to choose universities in Indonesia. The research method used is to compare the results of research and journals that examine students’ decision to choose a college. Then, examine the theories of consumer behavior so that it can be concluded what is considered by students. The results of previous studies show many influencing factors such as education costs, WOM, university reputation, location, lecture facilities, program accreditation and others. These results can be a reference and consideration for universities in Indonesia in attracting prospective students to choose certain universities and referring to others.