school or college on subsequent outcomes of students. We review this recent literature, describing the difficult …

school or college on subsequent outcomes of students. We review this recent literature, describing the difficult …

-primary school achievement is an important predictor: Its relationship with college performance is concave for college completion … first class honours or a 2.1 degree. However, once we control for post-primary school achievement, these students actually …, possibly because their school exam results are high relative to their abilities. Our results suggest that current college …

-primary school achievement is an important predictor: Its relationship with college performance is concave for college completion … first class honours or a 2.1 degree. However, once we control for post-primary school achievement, these students actually …, possibly because their school exam results are high relative to their abilities. Our results suggest that current college …

-primary school achievement is an important predictor: Its relationship with college performance is concave for college completion … first class honours or a 2.1 degree. However, once we control for post-primary school achievement, these students actually …, possibly because their school exam results are high relative to their abilities. Our results suggest that current college …

college applicants in Ireland over the 2015-17 period. Detailed information on high school subjects and grades enable us to …

Using unique data on preference rankings for all high school students who apply for college in Ireland, we investigate … whether, conditional on absolute achievement, within school-cohort rank in English and math affects choice of college major … large as the effects of absolute performance in math and English. We identify subject choice in school as an important …