Admission Anxiety in the 1990s: Are We Part of the Problem or the Solution?.

Zuker, R. Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ455976

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Admission Anxiety in the 1990s: Are We Part of the Problem or the Solution?

Zuker, R. Fred

College Board Review, n164 p8-13 1992

In the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in student stress associated with the college admission process. It is the responsibility of admissions professionals, with support from school counselors and administrators, to inform students and parents, reduce the obsession with selectivity, and concentrate on providing students with opportunities. (MSE)

Descriptors: Anxiety, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Role, Competitive Selection, High Schools, Higher Education, School Responsibility, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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