College Enrollment and Completion Among Nationally Recognized High-Achieving Hispanic Students

What Levels of Racial Diversity Can Be Achieved with Socioeconomic‐Based Affirmative Action? Evidence from a Simulation Model

“…California, in response to Proposition 209, saw less successful results from a similar strategy (Gándara, ). Recruitment efforts work in part by making students aware of specific colleges and by making these colleges seem more appealing to prospective students through additional, targeted contact with those students (Gurantz, Hurwitz, & Smith, ). Texas took efforts to make its campuses seem more appealing to underrepresented students one step further and, in addition to special recruitment and academic support programs, offered two special scholarships for enrollment in the Texas flagship universities to students from high schools in low‐income areas with a low college‐going tradition (Andrews, Imberman, & Lovenheim, ; Niu & Tienda, ).…”

The Impact of Merit Aid on College Choice and Degree Attainment: Reexamining Florida’s Bright Futures Program

“…In this context, the guarantee of aid to cover postsecondary expenses in whole or in part via an FMS or FAS award (through qualification via the instrument) likely sends a positive signal to students of their academic abilities and promise, providing motivation to enroll and complete. One possible violation of the exclusion restriction in our case could be effects of BF on students’ general motivations or preparations for college regardless of aid eligibility or receipt, though studies generally find that the financial payment is typically the motivating factor (e.g., Gurantz et al, 2017), and the presence of aid programs that produce null results also point against this being a common occurrence. Next, our instrument meets the exchangeability (or independence) assumption given that the possibility of achieving a SAT score above a respective threshold is available to all students.…”

Commentary: An Evidence‐Based Response to “College Admission Tests and Social Responsibility”

“…Colleges use these honors to identify and recruit students from underrepresented groups who have excelled on these College Board exams and in their classrooms. A recent study, using a regression discontinuity design, examined the impact of the College Board's NHRP on college application, attendance, and outcomes (Gurantz, Hurwitz, & Smith, 2017). Gurantz et al (2017) showed that selection for this program can help shift enrollment patterns for Hispanic students in positive ways, associated with higher degree completion rates.…”

“…A recent study, using a regression discontinuity design, examined the impact of the College Board's NHRP on college application, attendance, and outcomes (Gurantz, Hurwitz, & Smith, 2017). Gurantz et al (2017) showed that selection for this program can help shift enrollment patterns for Hispanic students in positive ways, associated with higher degree completion rates. For example, NHRP recipients were one and a half percentage points more likely to enroll at a 4-year institution (with a shift away from 2-year institutions), five percentage points more likely to attend both an out-of-state college and a recruiting institution, and three percentage points more likely to attend a public flagship institution.…”