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Study advocates for poverty preference admissions at selective institutions
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the successful registrar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7560
pISSN - 1534-7710
DOI - 10.1002/tsr.30180
Subject(s) - preference , poverty , low income , foundation (evidence) , psychology , medical education , demographic economics , business , political science , economic growth , medicine , economics , law , microeconomics
Low‐income students, even those who perform very highly academically in high school, account for only 3 percent of enrolled students at the 200 most selective institutions nationwide. A new report released by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation suggests that based on these findings, top colleges should create admissions preferences for low‐income students.