Admission preferences for minority students, athletes, and legacies at elite universities

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1422-1446

  Espenshade, Thomas J ^a   Chung, Chang Y ^a   Walling, Joan L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11844270439     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00284.x     Document Type: Review

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