The frog pond Revisited: High school academic context, class rank, and elite college admission

Sociology of Education

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-293

  Espenshade, Thomas J ^a   Hale, Lauren E ^b   Chung, Chang Y ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28844475665     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070507800401     Document Type: Review

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