A fact book about 260 New England colleges, universities, and postsecondary institutes presents addresses and telephone numbers, tuition and fees, room and board charges, levels of offerings, application deadlines, admission requirements, and enrollments. Summary tables, charts, and graphs describe the institutions on a state-by-state basis.…

THIS INTERIM REPORT DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP), WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO COUNSEL DISADVANTAGED AND NEGRO STUDENTS ABOUT POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM INTERVIEWS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND FILED REPORTS, AND FROM QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO 1197 COLLEGE…

This chapter, published as part of an extensive report on an experimental college program for low-achieving students, provides a comprehensive review of recent research literature related to low-achievers. Organized into several sections, the review deals with literature on identifying over-and under-achievers, factors related to achievement and…

Enrollment figures indicate that American colleges and universities are still segregated institutions. One-half of Negro college students are attending predominantly Negro colleges and most of the rest are attending junior colleges or other "open door" schools. Although there are a number of reasons for this academic qualifications for admission…

Arguments are set forth to encourage continued use of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as supplementary information rather than as an exclusive criterion for selecting graduate candidates in English. The author predicts that the GRE will be increasingly used and will increasingly come to define and control undergraduate and graduate…

This survey explored the reasons why 30-40% of prospective students every semester who apply for admission to Santa Ana College fail to register, identified characteristics of non-registrants, and attempted to determine whether aid and/or intervention by college staff could haveprevented these pre-registration drop-outs. A sample of 130 was…

This paper starts from the assumption that the typical grading systems used by most American secondary schools need overhauling and discusses the implementation of an alternative student evaluation system that is individualized, noncompetitive, and nonpunitive. Most of the paper describes a performance-based, criterion-referenced student…

This directory of special programs and financial assistance for black and other minority group students is designed for guidance counselors and college-bound students. The information was obtained directly from the colleges, and describes programs, assistance, and admission policies for the disadvantaged. The description of each school is only as…

This issue of the IRCD Bulletin is comprised of papers focusing on procedures and policies relating to admission to colleges. The first article by Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, "Higher Education and the Challenge of Universal Access to Post-Secondary Education," discusses the democratizing and humanistic functions of colleges in arriving at new admission…

Studies reveal that students from small high schools tend to do better at some Wisconsin State Universities, especially at WSU-Stevens Point. However, high school percentile rank, regardless of class size, is by far the best single predictor of academic success at WSU-Stevens Point. The present investigation was aimed at determining if students…

This study of all high school graduates of June, 1966, in San Diego, California, supports the conclusion that college entry is affected by the socio-economic contexts of students' neighborhoods and schools through the intervening influence upon manifest ability, as indicated by I.Q. scores and grade point averages, and upon college aspirations.…

At present, college entrance examinations unfortunately determine only those students who will achieve good grades at the university level, thus ignoring the individual and social needs of minority students by avoiding an estimation of their knowledge and ability to do the reading and writing necessary outside the university. Both the Scholastic…

The booklet describes the American College Testing Program (ACT) research services available, gives directions for participation, and outlines benefits of participation. Descriptive research services provide information about a college and its students useful for comparison and planning. The Class Profile Service and Institutional Self-Study…

Multiple regression equations predicting first semester grade point average (GPA) from high school percentile rank (HSPR) and Composite score on the American College Test (ACT:C) were examined for five successive fall freshman classes (1965-1969) at the University of Illinois. Slopes were significantly different among the five equations. Further…

Colleges, vocational colleges, and universities offering programs to facilitate the education of American Indian students are listed in this catalog. The list is designed to aid Indian students of high school age who may be planning to obtain a higher education and also to aid high school counselors and others who are attempting to guide Indian…