Conference Session

Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

students face early on can help boost retention and the quality of students’ overallexperience in the long term.Background and ObjectivesThe college enrollment process is a complicated journey for many students, filled with confusionand stress, but also excitement and hope. Some may have known their dream school since theywere children, whereas others are only beginning to explore their options as they complete highschool. A plethora of factors influence prospective students’ enrollment intentions. Rising costsare a concern for many students, either limiting their options to in-state universities or makingthem feel locked out of a system they are otherwise academically prepared for [1]. The financialchallenges are further amplified by mixed