[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-586922-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-586922-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","the-transition-to-college-voices-from-the-class-of-2023-march-2024","The Transition to College - Voices From the Class of 2023 - March 2024","","Explores how California high school seniors in the graduating class of 2023 prepared for college and what concerns shaped their decisions before enrollment. Based on a statewide web survey completed in spring 2023, the findings highlight substantial variation in students’ secondary experiences and their postsecondary plans, with differences emerging by race/ethnicity and gender identity. It also considers impacts of COVID-19 remote learning and first-time FAFSA/CADAA requirements for financial aid.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-transition-to-college-voices-from-the-class-of-2023-march-2024/586922/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-transition-to-college-voices-from-the-class-of-2023-march-2024/586922.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Sarah ","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-06","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",5,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What does the report examine about the class of 2023?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"It examines California high school seniors’ experiences and how those experiences influenced preparation, plans, and concerns for college prior to enrollment.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How was the survey conducted and who received it?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"A web-based survey sent in spring 2023 to seniors statewide who had submitted FAFSA or CADAA for the 2023–24 academic year.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What factors were highlighted as shaping students’ college futures?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"The report links students’ concerns to their high school experiences, including COVID-19 disruption from remote learning and new FAFSA/CADAA requirements.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},586922,1792190455,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,96,100,105,110,114,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},8,30,"research-report",{"id":115,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":55,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":111,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":127,"language":139,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},962085320529,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","The Transition to College  \nVoices From the Class of 2023  \nAlexandria Hurtt Michal Kurlaender Christina Sun Baiyu Zhou  \nThis brief examines the experiences of California high school seniors from the graduating class of 2023, offering insights into their preparation, plans, and concerns for college prior to enrollment. Drawing on results from a large-scale survey of seniors, the findings reveal important variation in students’ secondary school experiences and their plans for college, particularly by race/ethnicity and gender identity. As students’ experiences in high school influence concerns about their college futures, these results represent an important marker of what college going may look like for future graduating cohorts and can help policymakers and practitioners better understand the context of students’ postsecondary decisions and pathways.  \nMarch 2024  \nIntroduction  \nNearly two thirds of California high school graduates started college in fall 2023.1 Their matriculation arrives on the heels of a unique schooling experience: This cohort of students spent a significant portion of their early high school career (ninth and tenth grades) learning remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the traditional high school experience. This cohort was also the first under a new mandate for all high school graduates to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, for undocumented students, the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) .  \nThis research report summarizes findings from a survey distributed in May 2023, as students were transitioning out of high school. The aim of the survey was to understand highschool seniors’ perspectives and attitudes about their postsecondary plans on the cusp of college matriculation. Examining the schooling experiences of the most recent graduating class of California high school seniors offers important insights into their perceived preparation and plans for college prior to enrollment as well as any trepidations they had.2 The results revealed that most students (nearly 63 percent) felt prepared for college, yet students expressed concerns about what to expect academically and financially (being able to cover tuition and living expenses), among other concerns. Across these domains, some differences emerged by student demographic subgroup, including race/ethnicity, gender identity, and parental education level.  \nAbout the Survey  \nIn spring 2023, the California Education Lab at the University of California, Davis, partnered with the California Student Aid Commission to document the experiences of high school seniors. The web-based survey was sent to all seniors statewide who had submitted the FAFSA or CADAA for the 2023–24 academic year. This was the first year that high school students were required to submit a FAFSA/CADAA, so financial aid applicants may be more representative of the broader population of the graduating class than previous cohorts.  \nBy responding to Likert scale survey questions, students reported on varying dimensions of their preparation and plans for the future. Additionally, in responses to open-ended questions, students described in their own words the challenges and excitement about college they anticipated prior to matriculation.  \nHere, we present data on the more than 10,000 survey respondents who indicated they were high school seniors. Seniors were asked about their college preparedness as well as their intent to enroll in college in fall 2023. Those who intended to enroll in college (approximately 9,200 seniors) were then asked about their college plans; these students compose our sample for this report. We also capture differences in student experience by self-reported race/ethnicity,  \n2 The Transition to College: Voices From the Class of 2023  \ngender identity, and parental education level. We focus on findings from the largest subgroups in each of these categories. This research follows our prior reports,3 which doc","cbCailrSwMrbQEVn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailrSwMrbQEVn","pdf",695464,"English","# Introduction\n# About the Survey\n# Sample Characteristics\n## Race/Ethnicity\n## Gender Identity\n## Parental Education","[{\"question\":\"What does the report examine about the class of 2023?\",\"answer\":\"It examines California high school seniors’ experiences and how those experiences influenced preparation, plans, and concerns for college prior to enrollment.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the survey conducted and who received it?\",\"answer\":\"A web-based survey sent in spring 2023 to seniors statewide who had submitted FAFSA or CADAA for the 2023–24 academic year.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors were highlighted as shaping students’ college futures?\",\"answer\":\"The report links students’ concerns to their high school experiences, including COVID-19 disruption from remote learning and new FAFSA/CADAA requirements.\"}]","The Transition to College - Voices From the Class of 2023 - March 2024 | PDF",1792060006,48]