Sending the Message: New Admissions Standards for a New Decade.

McCurdy, Jack

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ERIC Number: EJ261523

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Publication Date: 1982-Apr

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Sending the Message: New Admissions Standards for a New Decade.

McCurdy, Jack

Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n8 p547-50 Apr 1982

Describes the current phenomenon of tightened entrance requirements for admission to many colleges and universities and their effects on high school curricula. Summarizes recent actions, designed to raise admissions standards, taken by universities. (Author/WD)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Core Curriculum, Educational Trends, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Scores, Secondary Education, Selective Admission

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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