scholarly journals Keeping College Options Open: A Field Experiment to Help All High School Seniors Through the College Application Process

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Oreopoulos ◽  
Keesler Welch ◽  
Aisha Ali
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
High School Seniors ◽  
Application Process ◽  
College Application

Transitioning Hispanic Seniors from High School to College

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0901200
Author(s):  
Melisa Marsico ◽  
Yvette Q. Getch
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Hispanic Students ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
Successful Transition ◽  
College Application ◽  
High School To College ◽  
Transition From High School

Hispanic seniors who were on track to graduate in May 2006 were invited to participate in a program to help them make a successful transition from high school to college. Data indicated that this group might benefit from direct assistance in the college application process. The goal of the intervention was to work with the identified students during the fall semester and to increase the number of Hispanic students who applied to college. The program was evaluated by comparing the number of Hispanic students who applied to college by May 1, 2005, to those Hispanic seniors who applied to college by May 1, 2006. There was a 5% increase in the number of Hispanic seniors who applied to college by May 1, 2006, compared to May 1, 2005. Additionally, there was a 16% increase in Hispanic students who applied to a college by January 2006 compared to the previous year.

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