Academic Careers of Gifted Women.

As part of a larger study concerning academically gifted college women gifted freshman women who graduated (723) were compared with those who did not graduate (528) on certain academic variables. Graduates took an average of 12.6 quarters to complete their degrees. Average length of attendance before departure for Nongraduates was 5.8 quarters. Graduation with honors was achieved by 51.9 per cent of the Graduates. Graduates and Nongraduates differed significantly in CPA (3.06 to 230), contact with the Counseling Bureau (43.8 to 30.9 percent), and in major fields of study. More Graduates had Liberal Arts (CIA) "social science," CLA Interdepartmental and double," Education, and Borne Economics majors. More Nongraduates bad CIA "English, linguistics, and languages," CIA - science and mathematics," and Business Administration majors. These results are discussed in relation to findings of the larger study concerning personality characteristics and vocational interests of gifted women, and a follow-up study of the Nongraduates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]