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Speroni, Cecilia – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment (DE) are two programs that allow high school students to earn college credits. The recent growth of these programs has been unprecedented. However, there is little evidence that compares how they fare in terms of improving college access and success. Using data from two cohorts of all high school…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, Dual Enrollment, High School Students
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Van Winkle, Lon J.; Perhac, Peter A. – Academic Medicine, 1996
Sixteen premedical students from underrepresented minority groups participated in a six-week, six-course program at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (Illinois). Academic performance before and during program participation was compared for students subsequently offered or denied admission. Accepted and denied students could be…
Descriptors: College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education