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Direct linkJoyce, Sharon T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
What happens when former first-generation college (FGC) students successfully graduate from college and then aim for post-undergraduate education? The purpose of this dissertation is to compare differences between FGC students and non-FGC admissions profiles regarding end-of-first-year performance at UC Berkeley's School of Optometry. The aims of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Optometry, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Buckingham, Robert S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Optometry school admissions are very competitive. With more applicants than available slots, admission committees must choose those students whom they feel will be successful graduates. Previous studies in the health profession schools have demonstrated that the predictors of academic achievement are preadmission science grade point average (GPA),…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Sample Size, Optometry, Regression (Statistics)
