A Study by the National Bureau of
Economic Research Reports $\text { Application strategies by Income (\%) }$

Essay

A study by the National Bureau of
Economic Research reports that college application strategies differ by income group. The three application strategies identified are: apply to a range of colleges, some selective some not; apply to no selective colleges; or, finally, use a mix of other strategies, such as applying to one selective college and one non-selective college. The percentages of students using these strategies, broken down by income, is shown in the table and the segmented bar chart.

In a few sentences describe how the college application strategies differ for the low, middle, and high income groups.

$\text { Application strategies by Income (\%) }$
$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|}\hline & \text { Range } & \text { Mixture } & \text { None } \\\hline \text { Low } & 8 & 39 & 53 \\\hline \text { Middle } & 35 & 31 & 34 \\\hline \text { High } & 64 & 25 & 11 \\\hline\end{array}$