Smith, Jonathan; Pender, Matea; Howell, Jessica - In: Economics of Education Review 32 (2013) C, pp. 247-261
This paper quantifies the extent of student-college “academic undermatch,” which occurs when a student's academic … choose. Using a nationally representative dataset, we find that 41 percent of students undermatch in their postsecondary … choice. We also find that academic undermatch affects students with a range of academic credentials, but is more common among …