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They Went to College Early







CONTENTS

FOREWORD: TALENT, EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY v
THE EXPERIMENT TO DATE 1
THE COLLEGES, THE SCHOLARS AND THE
COMPARISON STUDENTS
11
THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOLARS 22
THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT
OF THE SCHOLARS
36
A SUMMING UP 60
APPENDIX
I Number of Scholars and Comparison Students
by College and Year of Entrance
92
II Distribution of Scholars by Home State 93
III What the Scholars Were Like 94
IV Academic Preparation of Scholars and Comparison Students 96
V Academic Performance of Scholars and Comparison Students 98
VI Adjustment of the Scholars and Comparison Students 108
VII Plans for Graduate Study 114
VIII Intended Field of Specialization in Graduate
or Professional School
116