The Choice: Demystifying College Admissions and Aid Blog
3:03 p.m. | Updated Here is a link to the study. See also this comment, just published, by Professor Bettinger, in response to some commenters’ questions about the reliability of the data used in the study.
A Stanford University School of Education study being released today suggests that undergraduates who receive executive-style “coaching” — including guidance on setting goals and time management — are more likely to remain in college and graduate.
A Stanford professor, Eric Bettinger, and a doctoral student, Rachel Baker, reviewed the academic records of more than 13,500 undergraduates at eight colleges and universities during the 2003-4 school year, and again in 2007-8.
© Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305.
