Cooling Out and Warming Up in the Junior College

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Students who “cooled out”—lowered their degree aspirations during the course of junior college—were compared with students who raised and students who retained their original aspirations. In a large sample, the great majority of students raised or retained their initial degree goals, while only a few lowered them. Comparison of the groups of students on a wide variety of information showed that cooled-out students were as academically and nonacademically talented as other students, but received lower college grades and were generally less successful in junior college. These results suggest the importance of success experiences in high school and college for the formation of future plans and career aspirations.

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