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Cavalier, James E. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1972
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Class Average, Class Rank, College Admission
Newcomer, Elva K. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1972
The author views grade point average as a better predictor of college success than rank in class. (BY)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Class Average, Class Rank
Cavalier, James E. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1973
Questions class rank as a significant indicator of academic success. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Accountability
Armstrong, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1976
This study determined how accurately high school students (n= 1119) report class rank on the Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ). Official transcripts were analyzed to determine which rank category should have been reported by each applicant. The authors concluded students report their rank in class with a fairly high degree of accuracy.…
Descriptors: Class Average, Class Rank, College Applicants, College Bound Students
Download full textRosenbaum, James E. – 1978
This paper studies two kinds of selection practices in schools, curriculum tracking and class ranking. Using multiple regression analyses of the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS), this paper finds that tracking and class ranks have important effects on whether students can attend college. However, it also finds that many students misperceive…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission Criteria, Class Average, Class Rank
