This article outlines shortcomings of currently used university admissions tests and discusses ways in which they could potentially be improved, summarizing two projects designed to enhance college and university admissions. The projects were inspired by the augmented theory of successful intelligence, according to which successful intelligence…

High school teachers and counselors, especially those concerned with the lower grade levels, should take into consideration a student's socioeconomic background along with his intellective factors whenever his academic performance is predicted. In lower grades where intelligence tests cannot be given effectively, socioeconomic status (SES) index…