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2 THE SELECTION PROCESS
2 THE SELECTION PROCESS
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Mix, ecI., MINORITIES: Their Underrepresentation and Career Differentials in Science and Engineering (Proceedings of a Workshop) (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1987~; National Science Foundation, Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, NSF 90-301 (Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1990~; National Science Foundation, Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, NSF xx-~n~ tWa.shinaton.
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In general, applicants are college seniors and first-year graduate students in science or engineering. The application process consists of an application form, a proposed plan of study and research, previous research experience, academic transcripts, letters of reference from mentors/faculty, and Graduate Record Examination (ORE)
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Female applicants represent 55 percent of all black applications, but only 31 percent of applications were from Mexican-Americans. Within minority groups the largest number of applicants generally applied for awards in the behavioral and social sciences.
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Within public institutions, comprehensive universities were the dominant source, supplying over '°The exception is in the case of Puerto Ricans (many of whom speak English as a second language) , who have lower verbal GRE scores.
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Roughly three-fifths of the black applicants were from these institutions, compared to about onefourth of the Puerto Ricans. Applicants applying for graduate support in engineering, mathematics, and physical sciences had the highest cumulative GRE scores (Table 2-3)
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Using the field distribution of baccalaureates as the basis of comparison, life sciences and EMP were more successful than the behavioral and social sciences in attracting female applicants. The results are essentially the same for male applicants, except for EMP fields, where there is a closer correspondence between baccalaureates and applicants.
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PANEL A 80 70 60 ._ 4J Q ._ 4J U] ._ C1 4J C: ._ 4~ Q ._ 4J ~n ._ C3 tJ a 50 40 30 20 10 o 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 o Fema le App I Icants EMP L I FE K B&S ~ BA Degrees ~ MGF Appl ications ~ MGF Offers PANEL B Ma le Ap~ I ~ cants EMP LIFE B&S BA Degrees ~N~ MGF Appl ications ~ MGF Offer-s Figure 2-3.
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12.4 26.1 7.6 Percent BA from Private Research 1 13.3 50.0 0.0 Percent BA from Private Institution 14.7 33.3 0.0 Mean Quantitative GRE 485 701 558 Mean Verbal GRE 522 592 500 Females 13.7 16.7 7.4 Mean Age 25.0 23.1 23.2 Percent of Quality Group 1 10.5 34.4 6.9 Percent of Quality Group 2 14.0 18.9 8.1 SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Doctorate Records File. Field Differences in Characteristics of Offerees Table 2-4 compares characteristics of all offerees by field.
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Private Research ~ university applicants had the highest rates. Within each Carnegie Classification, applicants from private colleges and universities were generally more successful in obtaining fellowship offers than applicants from public institutions.44 44The major exception to this is the "other" classification; this is due mainly to the very small number of applications from private B.A.
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Listed below are the top institutions, in rank order by the number of 1979-1981 applicants and awarders: B.A.Origin Applicants Awardees U of Puerto Rico MIT Howard U
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SOURCE: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees. Awardees from the MGFP opt to attenc!
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This difference is particularly large in the EMP fields, where only 7 percent of black applicants from HBCUs were offered fellowships, compared with 19 percent of other black applicants.45 din part this large difference reflects the disproportionately high rate of applications to these fields by black students from HBCUs. While roughly 20 percent of black bachelor's degree recipients in EMP fields were from HBCUs, almost 40 percent of black applicants in EMP fields were from these institutions.
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to reflect, among other factors, the attractiveness of graduate study as an NSF fellow relative to other alternatives. Factors that could affect the declination rate include the potential earnings from immediate employment, the size of the NSF fellowship stipend, the attractiveness of alternative means of graduate study support, the employment characteristics of the graduate field of study (e.g., expected salary, grant availability, prestige of university position)
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GFP.'6 Within the MGFP, declination rates are highest in the EMP fields and lowest in the life sciences. One-third of the males and one-s~xth of the females offered fellowships in engineering, math, and physical sciences declined them.
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