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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Thu Aug 30th, 2007 06:35 pm |
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How much do you know about higher education in the U.S.? I've put together a quiz based on information from the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual Almanac. The person with the highest score (be honest) will be crowned  for the day.
Take the quiz here
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Lderochi
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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2007 12:55 am |
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I did lousy. But to be fair, there were several disconnects between the answer and the explanation:
1. What is the national graduation rate at four-year colleges (both public and private) in the U.S.? a. 85% b. 40% c. 56% d. 70% The answer is d. Fifty-six percent of students who enroll in college receive their degrees.
Is it D or is is 56%?
2. What percentage of adults in the U.S. have a Bachelor’s degree or higher? a. 50% b. 27% d. 65% e. 43% The answer is d, 27%. 17.2% of adults in the U.S. hold Bachelor’s degrees, 6.9% have Master’s degrees, 1.1% have Doctoral degrees, and 2.0% hold advanced professional degrees.
Ditto
5. What is the national average for tuition (not including room and board) at public institutions? a. $3,500 b. $5,351 c. $8,500 d. $12,344 The answer is c. The national average for tuition at public institutions is $5,351.
Ditto
Still, my score was abysmal.
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Canadian
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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2007 02:11 am |
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The best question was the one about how many kids get into their first or second choice school.
Praying S is part of that 90%.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2007 07:15 am |
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Sorry guys. I accidentally deleted sections and had to retype and in the process some of my answer letters got spun around. Consolation is right - 90% reported they were attending their first or second choice school, with 67% saying they were at their first choice. I have since corrected the other problems as well. National graduation rate is 56%, percentage holding bachelors or higher is 27%.
Thanks to Patsmom for alerting me. She and Lderochi get the for being alert enough to spot the errors. (I could say I put them in there just to see if you guys were paying attention... )
What surprised me was the relatively small difference between kids getting financial aid at different family income levels.
Last edited on Fri Aug 31st, 2007 07:17 am by CarolynLawrence
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limner
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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2007 07:21 pm |
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CarolynLawrence wrote:
What surprised me was the relatively small difference between kids getting financial aid at different family income levels.
That really was shocking.
I loved that the majority of kids said they were going to college to learn more about things that interest them. A good reason to go, IMHO.
I got the 56% answer, but I sure didn't get the 27% one. Yikes. Of course, that wasn't the only one I missed.
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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2007 11:10 pm |
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Okay, I got 9 right. Did I win?
If we count the ones where I got the next closest, I didn't do too bad. Still, I'm glad my score doesn't go on any official transcripts.
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mackinaw
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 02:01 pm |
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I got 11 right, but a few of these were WAGs.
One of the ones I missed was the one about the largest enrollment. I have a question about that one, though. Is this on-campus enrollment at the main campus, or does it included satellite campuses and extension? Often the big state universities have two different figures.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 05:58 pm |
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| Mackinaw, They didn't specify, but I suspect the numbers are just for the main campus. For ASU, it clearly specified "Tempe Campus" so I don't think their smaller second campus, ASU West, in Phoenix, was included.
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