College Choices (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)

Aspiring college students and their families have many options. A student can attend an in-state or an out-of-state school, a public or private college, a two-year community college program or a four-year university program. Students can attend full-time and have a bachelor of arts degree by the age of twenty-three or mix college and work, progressing toward a degree more slowly. To make matters more complicated, the array of financial aid available is more complex than ever. Students and their families must weigh federal grants, state merit scholarships, college tax credits, and college savings accounts, just to name a few.
In "College Choices," Caroline Hoxby and a distinguished group of economists show how students and their families really make college decisions--how they respond to financial aid options, how peer relationships figure in the decision-making process, and even whether they need mentoring to get through the admissions process. Students of all sorts are considered--from poor students, who may struggle with applications and whether to continue on to college, to high aptitude students who are offered "free rides" at elite schools. "College Choices" utilizes the best methods and latest data to analyze the college decision-making process, while explaining how changes in aid and admissions practices inform those decisions as well.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	Caroline M. Hoxby
Dimensions:	238 x 164 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	335
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-35535-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	0-226-35535-7
Barcode:	9780226355351

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