Early decision and college performance

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Jensen, Elizabeth J ^a   Wu, Stephen ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

College admissions; Early decision; GPAs

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 77953023711     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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