Linguistic, cultural, and narrative capital: computational and human readings of transfer admissions essays.

ABSTRACT: Variation in college application materials related to social stratification is a contentious topic in social science and national discourse in the United States. This line of research has also started to use computational methods to consider qualitative materials, such as personal statements and letters of recommendation. Despite the prominence of this topic, fewer studies have considered a fairly common academic pathway: transferring. Approximately 40% of all college students in the US transfer schools at least once. One quirk of the system is that students from community colleges are applying for the same spots for students already enrolled in four year schools and trying to transfer. How might different aspects the transfer application itself correlate with institutional stratification

SUBMITTER: Alvero AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9524730 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature