Getting to the Ivy league: How family composition affects college choice

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 706-730

  Lillard, Dean ^a   Gerner, Jennifer ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0033228947     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.1999.11780805     Document Type: Article

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