A comparison of applicant and accepted student characteristics to research training programs with implications for recruitment and selection strategy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Very few studies have examined the relationship between student characteristics and their acceptance to research training programs that use holistic selection. The present study addressed this question using institutional and applicant data of three NIH undergraduate training programs at California State University, Long Beach. Its first aim was to examine whether the applicants to the training programs were representative of the broader campus population. Its second aim was to investigate whether applicants who were accepted to the programs using a holistic selection process differed in academic discipline, demographics, and psychosocial characteristics from applicants who were not accepted.

Methods

Information on students' majors, race/ethnicity, and gender wa

SUBMITTER: Cho YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519540 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature