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3/7/2006
A March 6, 2006 article from The Associated Press reports that some elite private and public schools are actively recruiting transfer students from community colleges. A 2003 study showed only 3% of students at elite colleges were from families in the poorest socio-economic quartile, while the families of nearly 75% of students were from the richest quartile. Administrators at the elite schools hope that junior and community colleges will provide a pool of lower-income applicants who have demonstrated an ability to perform well in an academic environment. Experts hope that, even though a relatively small number of elite schools are currently recruiting students from community colleges, administrators at more colleges may participate in the future.
The article is available at the CNN.com Web site.
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