Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from Race-Neutral and Holistic Admissions Policies

College is a pathway to social mobility in the United States. Yet too often high-achieving students from low-income and minorities families fail to apply to selective postsecondary institutions. Our study examines the extent to which academic undermatching occurs among high-achieving minority studen...

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Volume:	105
Main Author:	Sandra E. Black Kalena E. Cortes Jane Arnold Lincove
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	American Economic Association 01.05.2015
published in:	The American economic review Vol. 105; no. 5; pp. 604 - 610
Data of publication:	20150501
ISSN:	0002-8282 1944-7981
EISSN:	1944-7981
Discipline:	Economics Law
Subjects:	Colleges High school students Standardized tests State universities College bound students Minority group students College students EDUCATION, RACE, AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES High schools Hispanics Universities Accreditation (Education) Analysis Low income housing Elite (Social sciences) Economic aspects Education, Higher Management Social mobility
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS