Sentences with phrase «selective public universities»

The admissions standards for UC Merced are similar to many of the California State Universities, whereas Berkeley and UCLA are among the most selective public universities in the country.

Similar interventions have previously shown to reduce racial achievement gaps and disparities in rates of college persistence in smaller private universities and highly - selective public universities.

We will support research on and advocacy for policies that promote low - income student access and degree completion at selective public universities.

Applicants to UCLA are often drawn to large, selective public universities in warm locations.

For example, we learn that student withdrawal rates at selective public universities occur steadily across the years of enrollment, whereas they are concentrated in the first few semesters at less - selective institutions.

Kim looks at SGKAs who are students at one highly selective public university and asks why, given their proficiency in English, impressive educational credentials earned in interracial high schools, and rosy occupational prospects — the attributes that make them «whiz kids» or a «model minority» in the eyes of some — they so often prefer to worship with their own kind.

The University of California, widely viewed as the nation's most selective public university system, quietly made admissions history last spring.

Not exact matches

It seems like an invitation for US companies to be sued by the US Securities & Exchange Commission for violating Regulation FD,» says Jonathan Macey, a professor of corporate law at Yale University, referring to an SEC rule that requires public corporations to inform the market of material statements — and forbids selective disclosure.

Furthermore, the report also notes, «The number of new doctoral recipients from Groups I (Public), I (Private), and II (most selective universities) combined has dropped from 744 in 1997 - 98 to 521 this year [2002], a decrease of 223 (30 %).»

In 2001 Alasdair Forsyth, now at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK, illustrated how the public's perception of drugs» risks is distorted by selective reporting.

British prime minister Theresa May has set off a royal dust - up with her proposal to loosen England's half - century - old shackles on grammar schools, the British term for selective - admission public secondary schools focused on preparation for university.

Housed at the University of Buffalo, the program identifies disadvantaged but talented minority children, places them in academic - enrichment classes, and then finds them spots at private schools and a more selective public high school in the area to complete their precollegiate careers.

The student is always presented with the graduation rates of his nearest colleges, his state's flagship public university, other in - state selective colleges, and a small number of out - of state selective colleges.

Thus, offering eligibility for automatic admission does not appear to increase access to selective colleges in general, even though it increases access to the best public universities in Texas.

The Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools, which helps low - income high school students prepare for highly selective colleges and universities, unveiled its new facility, at the university's Streeterville campus on Jan. 22, 2017.

Established in 1919, the University of California, Los Angeles is one of the most selective public research universities in California.

University Laboratory High School is a selective admission, public, laboratory school sanctioned by the State of Illinois and associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

Note that there are some private colleges and universities that are far more selective, and not a single public institution made my list of the country's 20 most selective colleges.

Several states have also made Selective Service registration a prerequisite for state financial aid and for matriculation at public colleges and universities.

Andy, think long and hard about what you've said here and ask yourself how climate scientists can avoid to appear to be engaged in nefarious activities when subjected to quote - mining, selective publication of stolen e-mails, outright misrepresentation of public statements, organized FOI flooding meant to overwhelm a departments resources to respond (while asking for stuff the university in question has no right to release), etc etc..