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College hopefuls: ready or not?


Nearly two out of five college-bound high school seniors surveyed by ACT last year did not take the recommended core college-preparatory courses. "These results underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine.

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Even of students interested in rigorous science and technology careers, more than six in 10 have no plans to take the core courses. Survey responses came from 332,000-plus students nationally.

Erickson recommends that districts be proactive in setting up formal information programs, beginning in middle school, to educate students and their parents on what courses are recommended for the college bound.
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Publication:District Administration
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Date:Oct 1, 2003
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