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Clearing up Transfer Admissions Standards

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Journal of Human Resources, March 2026, 61 (2) 367-403; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0721-11774R2
Lena Shi
Lena Shi is a Ph.D. Candidate at Harvard University and an incoming Assistant Professor of Education Policy at UC Irvine .
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vol. 61 no. 2 367-403
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0721-11774R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received July 1, 2021
  • Accepted September 1, 2023
  • Published online April 14, 2026.

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  1. Lena Shi is a Ph.D. Candidate at Harvard University and an incoming Assistant Professor of Education Policy at UC Irvine (lena.shi{at}uci.edu).
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