Socioeconomic differences in the application to Chilean universities: The role of academic and non-academic factors.
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https://doi.org/10.31619/caledu.n44.23Keywords:
socioeconomic differences, access, educational expectations, application, universitiesAbstract
Numerous studies have shown that socioeconomic inequalities, manifested through differences in student's prior academic preparation or achievement, strongly influence access to Chilean universities. To date, the research has focused mainly on the influence of academic factors on inequalities in access, paying little attention to the role of non-academic factors in this process. Administrative records of the university admission process in 2013 (n = 264,023) were used to study how academic and non-academic factors influence the decision to apply to universities. The findings confirm that the decision to apply to the college admission process is strongly associated with the scores on the university admission tests (PSU), as well as parental education and the applicants' educational expectations. In particular, the findings suggest that students' socioeconomic backgrounds influence their decision to apply to universities, arising from their evaluation of their own abilities and expectations of success in the university system.
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