How Colleges Affect Who Aspires to the PhD at the End of the Undergraduate Experience:

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How Colleges Affect Who Aspires to the PhD at the
End of the Undergraduate Experience

• Differences by Race/Ethnicity
• Linda DeAngelo
• AERA 2009 San Diego, CA

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Statistical Model for PhD Aspirations
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Interaction Between Initial Aspirations and
Average Aspiration
All Student Group
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Interaction Between Structural Diversity and High
School GPA
Caucasian Students
Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations
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Interaction Between Selectivity and College
Academic Self-Confidence
Caucasian Students
Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations
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Interaction Between Selectivity and Faculty
Encouragement
Caucasian Students
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Caucasian and Underrepresented Racial Minority
(URM) PhD Aspirants by Institutional Selectivity