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dc.contributor.authorSandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde
dc.contributor.authorHovdhaugen, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorBøckmann, Ester
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T16:24:08Z
dc.date.available2021-02-26T16:24:08Z
dc.date.created2021-02-25T15:59:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationSandsør, A. M. J., Hovdhaugen, E. & Bøckmann, E. (2021). Age as a merit in admission decisions for higher education. Higher Education, 1-16.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0018-1560
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2730758
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses register data to study how a particular age reward feature affects admission into two highly competitive study programs: medicine and law. The Norwegian admission system to higher education is centralized, and applicants compete in two quotas: one quota almost entirely based on grade point average from upper secondary education and one quota where students can compete with improved grades and where being older automatically increases the chance of acceptance, by awarding age points. For these study programs, we find that the admission system creates a waiting game, as gaining admission in the second quota is nearly impossible without accumulating a substantial amount of age points. If age predicts completion in higher education, this waiting game might be justified. However, if anything, we find the opposite to be true. Our paper suggests that age should carry less weight in admission decisions and that countries and/or higher education institutions should carefully consider how their admission system affects student incentives and how applicants are selected.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectAdmissionen_US
dc.subjectStudent compositionen_US
dc.subjectStudy outcomesen_US
dc.subjectGrade point averageen_US
dc.titleAge as a merit in admission decisions for higher educationen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber16en_US
dc.source.journalHigher Educationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10734-020-00662-8
dc.identifier.cristin1893794
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cristin.fulltextoriginal
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