College Admissions: Is There a Better Way? R&D

Author(s):

Sandberg, Hans

Publication Year:

2018

Source:

Focus on ETS R&D, n8, Jan 2018

Document Type:

Periodical

Page Count:

5

Subject/Key Words:

College Admissions, Higher Education, College Applicants, Socioeconomic Influences, Grit, Affirmative Action, Minority Groups, Selective Admission

Abstract

Over half of America's four-year colleges accept more than 75 percent of their applicants, while 13 percent accept less than half of the applicants, and some admit as few as five percent. Focus on ETS R&D reached out to Rebecca Zwick, a researcher at ETS and author of "Who Gets In?", for her view on the college admissions process.