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Peer reviewedMcGuire, Frederick L. – Journal of Medical Education, 1982
The relationship between the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and the criterion of grades achieved in the freshman year for the entering class of 1978 was studied. From this analysis, a new index was created and used in screening the entering class of 1979 at the University of California, Irvine. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection
Peer reviewedKomives, Eugenie; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
An attempt to assess the validity of the personal interview in the selection of residents for the program in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is reported. The data suggest that the residency interview may be of greater value to applicants than to selection committees. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Graduate Medical Education
Peer reviewedShepperd, James A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Discusses increased numbers of undergraduate psychology majors and strategies to reduce them. Proposes a prediction model based on the grade point average of graduating psychology students. Concludes that student performance in introductory psychology courses may provide one predictive measure of later achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
