In Search of a Match

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For some readers of this guide, the strategies presented here may be new and may require substantial changes to existing programs. Other readers may find that they are already implementing many, if not all, of the strategies suggested; for these practitioners, the guide may offer ideas for fine-tuning existing college advising practices to align them with a match mindset. Box 1 defines three key terms used throughout this guide. Defining the Problem: “Undermatching” Each year, thousands of academically capable, low-income high school graduates enroll in nonselective four-year colleges or two-year colleges, even though they are qualified for admission to selective four-year colleges. Many other moderate- to high-achieving students forgo college enrollment entirely. Scholars refer to this phenomenon as “undermatching.” 4 Box 2 presents a description of the factors that influence undermatching. 4. Bowen, Chingos, and McPherson (2009); Carnevale and Rose (2003); Hoxby and Avery (2012); Light and Strayer (2013); Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca, and Moeller (2009). 2 | In Search of a Match
Perhaps counterintuitively, researchers have found that students are most likely to succeed at the most academically demanding institutions that admit them. Students who attend selective four-year colleges are much more likely to graduate than are similar students who attend nonselective four-year and two-year colleges. A combination of factors is likely at work: capable students rise to the challenge of an academically demanding environment and find peers or professors who encourage and support them. In many cases, selective colleges also offer a wider array of mentoring and academic support programs to help students stay on track. 5 5. Bowen, Chingos, and McPherson (2009); Carnevale and Rose (2003); Hoxby and Avery (2012); Light and Strayer (2013); Roderick, Nagaoka, Coca, and Moeller (2009). Introduction | 3
Page 1: In Search of a A Guide for Helping
Page 4 and 5: Funders Funding for the College Mat
Page 6 and 7: Contents
Page 8 and 9: List of Exhibits
Page 10 and 11: PREFACE
Page 12 and 13: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Page 26 and 27: Identifying Match Colleges The coll
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Page 32 and 33: Engage with external partners. Stud
Page 34 and 35: Applying to Match Colleges As stude
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Page 40 and 41: FIGURE 4 Timeline: Assessing the Co
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Page 44 and 45: Partner with others to support FAFS
Page 46 and 47: Choosing a Match College The match
Page 48 and 49: Case Study 5 A Tough Choice: Moving
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Page 54 and 55: Conclusion As an adviser to low-inc
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Page 63 and 64: References Avery, Christopher, and
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