Information about the educational systems of Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama that may be helpful to the U.S. college admission officers is presented. Background information about the countries and the current primary, secondary, and postsecondary educational systems are considered.…

The educational system of Spain is described, and guidelines concerning students who wish to study in U.S. institutions are provided. After describing primary and secondary education, attention is directed to vocational education, industrial or technical secondary schools, professional trade schools, university education, military education, and…

Swedish higher education is discussed with attention to reforms, the structure of higher education, study programs, entrance requirement and admissions, postgraduate studies, economic resources, student unions, and student financial aid. Educational reform created a unified higher education system, combining institutions that had previously been…

Minority recruitment and admissions at seven Ivy League colleges was studied: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. The questionnaire, which is appended, collected information on recruitment policies and number of applicants, acceptances, and matriculants from fall 1978 to spring 1983. Each…

The facts and principal issues of the Bakke case, some of the strengths of the U. S. Supreme Court judgment, and some of the questions left for later resolution are considered. Bakke alleged violation of equal protection provisions, since he was denied admission to the University of California (Davis) medical school, although his test scores and…

The facts of the Bakke case, points of agreement and disagreement, and implications are addressed. Although the case technically involves only the validity of denying Bakke admission to medical school in 1974, it has become a class action for the decision of large questions of constitutional law with possible enormous impact on higher education…

Arguing that the decline in the number of community college students transferring to four-year colleges could have a more dramatic effect on baccalaureate-granting institutions than the projected drop in the number of high school graduates, this paper traces the history of the community college's transfer function and discusses the implications of…

A series of case studies of graduate admissions and fellowship selection policies and procedures is presented, representing several kinds of graduate schools (such as large, small, public, private, established, emerging, more and less centralized). The following six graduate schools were visited for three days by members of the Graduate Record…

Colleges and universities can expect a decrease in the number of incoming freshmen. However, increased retention can compensate somewhat for the predictable decrease in enrollment. As a result, it becomes important to measure student satisfaction with the student's chosen college. This article, therefore, presents a "Pupil Pleasure Poll" to be…

This survey identified problems encountered by deans and admissions staff from 35 graduate schools regarding a typical undergraduate assessment and reporting procedures such as credit by examination, credit for prior learning or field experience, narrative transcripts, and pass/fail grading. Eighteen of these schools were studied in depth via site…

Efforts to implement affirmative action programs will not be effective until alternatives to the traditional use of standardized tests in admissions, grading, and tracking are considered. These test scores are used in college admissions to predict college grades. Some kind of selective admissions process is needed, but admissions procedures should…

This report examines the importance of race for college entry of blacks and whites when students' family background and standardized achievement test scores are taken into consideration. Data are from a subsample of 14,009 black and white males and females who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972.…

The higher education system of Iran presently includes eight universities, six independent state colleges, 74 institutions affiliated with various ministries,and 25 private institutions. The higher education system is described in terms of its evolution, types of institutions, internal structure of universities and other higher education…

New concerns of both foreign students in the United States and American students abroad are discussed. Two major concerns are admissions policies and procedures, and the evaluation of foreign credentials. There is a substantial increase in the number of foreign students studying in the United States currently. This increase in numbers has caused…