According to findings from
a recent web survey of students who applied for a scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, there are concerns about college costs such as
room and board and extra fees that “discourage" a third of high-achieving
high school seniors from low-income backgrounds from applying to any college. Roughly half of respondents never visit
their "top choice" school, and almost a quarter of them apply with no
help from parents, teachers or school counselors. These students had a GPA
above 3.8 and SAT or ACT scores in the top 15 percent nationwide. This study is important because it examines
the challenges high-achieving students face and offers guidance for how elite
colleges can "open their doors wider" to outstanding low-income
students.
Jennifer Glynn
(2017). Opening
doors: How selective colleges and universities are expanding access for
high-achieving, low-income students.
Lansdowne, VA: Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation. https://www.jkcf.org/assets/1/7/JKCF_Opening_Doors.pdf?utm_campaign=Opening_Doors&utm_source=all
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