A critique of Super-Competitive, National Prestige Oriented intercollegiate tournament debate. (CH)

Reliability of screening for selection for postgraduate training was assessed by correlating ratings by four readers of the application papers, showing also that the selection of preferred candidates from the total interviewed did not differ from change. (Author/KM)

The difficulty of predicting grade point average is discussed. The article suggests that recent literature on the problem overlooks some methodological difficulties. A brief discussion about the appropriateness of using course grades as criteria for selection is also presented. (Author/JKS)

Multiple cutoff scores are recommended as an alternative to multiple regression for predicting future performance of individuals from educational tests. Tables of the type proposed by Taylor and Russell are provided for evaluating the effects of using this procedure. (Author/JKS)

The findings in this study have suggested that the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) might be discarded in favor of the Pre-Admission Classification Examination (PACE). (Author/NE)

The Ivy League schools have made admissions procedures as anxiety-free as possible without giving up organized decisionmaking processes that work best. (Editor/PG)

Yale College has devised a classification rule that categorizes applicants into admit, hold for Admissions Committee action, or reject groups. (HS)

Admissions selectivity, far from being restricted by open-door policies, is actually spiraling with everything else-both in terms of high academic scores and finances but, unlike other forms of inflation, it leads through shrinking candidate pools to nowhere. (Author)

The voting system in judging music competitions contains certain biases that affect the final results. Weaknesses of the system and possible reforms are discussed. (RM)

Discusses a new study which found that even as the number of high school graduates fell over the past 20 years, competition for college applicants increased. (EV)

Tested the reliability and validity of a structured admission interview to a public medical school residency program. Found that interrater agreement was good; moderate-to-low correlations between interview scores and other admission criteria suggested that the interview provided additional useful information and accounted for a substantial…

The development of entrepreneurial skills and knowledge is a priority for governments that want to encourage an innovative and enterprising society. Furthermore, education institutions are becoming increasingly required by employers to produce graduates that have practical, real-world skills. Business plan competitions, although primarily aimed at…