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Title: The Shape of the Sieve: Which Components of the Admissions Application Matter Most in Particular Institutional Contexts?
Language: English
Authors: Barrett J. Taylor, Kelly Rosinger (ORCID 0000-0003-4019-8296), Karly S. Ford
Source: Sociology of Education. 2024 97(3):233-251.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: College Admission, Selective Admission, Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Academic Standards, Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Extracurricular Activities
DOI: 10.1177/00380407241230007
ISSN: 0038-0407
1939-8573
Abstract: Admission to selective colleges has grown more competitive, yielding student bodies that are unrepresentative of the U.S. population. Admission officers report using sorting (e.g., GPA, standardized tests) and concertedly cultivated (e.g., extracurricular activities) and ascriptive status (e.g., whether an applicant identifies as a member of a racially minoritized group) criteria to make decisions. Using latent class analysis, we identified three groupings of institutions based on the admission criteria they claim to value. Public institutions largely practiced a "coarse sieve" approach that relied on sorting criteria. Some private institutions practiced "fine sieve" admissions by emphasizing concertedly cultivated and ascriptive status criteria. A few privates employed the "double sieve" that combined sorting and concertedly cultivated criteria. Results illuminate the shape of the admissions sieve, identifying institutional contexts that inform the admissions practices selective colleges claim to use.
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