An early admission call-up was used to attract high-achieving students to a private university in Lebanon. The call-up, which is essentially an offer of admission before the student takes any formal steps, was administered to the top 25th percentile ranked students of main feeder schools at a private university in Lebanon. Data were accrued for…

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.…

The impact of different admissions policies on Black, Hispanic, and White applicants was investigated, using College Board data. Five undergraduate admissions models were assessed. The single-index minimum model uses a single index, such as high school grade point average (GPA), to determine eligibility. The multiple-index minimum model uses two…