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Direct linkAstin, Alexander W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1978
The possibility of weighing disadvantagement in undergraduate and graduate admissions is addressed. The results of preliminary research suggest that objective measures of disadvantagement can be developed so as to increase minority students' chances of being selected. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textGreen, James E. – 1992
This study outlines and evaluates the admissions policies and procedures devised for evaluating applicants to the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. The procedures utilized a holistic file review process that required applications to be evaluated in the context of their local regions. Complete student files, which included…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted
Mageean, Pauline – 1985
This paper looks at the selection of students in Australia for trades-based prevocational or pre-apprenticeship courses. Selections for two types of courses are considered in the paper: (1) pre-apprenticeship courses that focus on a particular trade area and usually lead to credit in only one apprenticeship course; and (2) prevocational courses…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
