The Importance of High School Quality in University Admissions Decisions.

Tam, Mo-Yin S.; Sukhatme, Uday

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Publication Date: 2003

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The Importance of High School Quality in University Admissions Decisions.

Tam, Mo-Yin S.; Sukhatme, Uday

College and University, v78 n3 p3-8 Mar 2003

Studied the student pipeline at the University of Illinois at Chicago over a period of six years to pinpoint which attributes of entering students provide the best indicators of university success. Found that the best indicator is a modified high school percentile rank, designed specifically to take high school quality into account. (EV)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission, Educational Quality, Grade Prediction, High Schools, Higher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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