Correspondences between ACT[superscript TM] and SAT[superscript R] I scores are presented from a conceptual framework that distinguishes among three kinds of correspondences, namely, equating, scaling, and prediction. Construct similarity plays an important role in determining the nature and degree of correspondence that can be achieved. This…

Article considers admissions policies of colleges, the problems of gaining admission that students must overcome, and the role of the admissions counselor in helping students pursue their interests at the college of their choice. (RK)

Revised version of an address presented at the Foreign Language Advanced Placement Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, June 27, 1969. (DS)

The attitudes of counselors and college deans were studied to determine how they use information about a nonacademic personality problem, or sexual or legal misbehavior in a college admissions procedure. The author raises questions regarding the rationale, ethics, and legal basis of the behavior of counselors and admissions deans. (BY)

Factor analysis was used to examine underlying structures for both admission and clinical performance measures. Multiple regression showed that admission interview comments best predict narrative clerkship performance, while objective scores best predict an objective measure of clinical knowledge. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the role of the admissions officer in light of social influences on education. Emphasizes the importance of the relationship between the student and college and between the student and faculty. Challenges students and faculty to explore their limitations and live in the present as well as in the future. (JAC)

A British report recommending widespread compulsory retirement of mathematics faculty based on current enrollment trends and predictions is analyzed and criticized for both its statistics and its assumptions. It is argued that social influences in enrollment and social considerations in public policy toward education are largely being ignored.…

Reports results of a study exploring why more women are not attracted to engineering technology (ET). Lists percentages of men and women recruited into ET programs, their family backgrounds, achievement and expectations, extracurricular and cultural interests, and choice of vocation and work attitudes. Recommends steps to improve recruitment and…

Explores the 1977 regulations of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as they pertain to postsecondary educational programs, with particular application and emphasis on counselor education programs. Discusses court litigation which is helpful in establishing guidelines for counselor education programs. (RC)

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)

The old Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and the New MCAT were compared by factor-analyzing the scores of a sample of 1,484 examinees who took both tests during 1976-77. Three common factors are interpreted: a general science quantitative factor, verbal ability, and interpretation skills. Variances are noted and implications of the data for…

Data are presented on the ethnic and regional origins of university students in Sri Lanka, 1942-1974, in relation to general population distribution and/or university course of study. Two attempts to equalize university admission are analyzed: weighting school quality to standardize secondary marks and establishing a district quota scheme. (SJL).

Reports results of a national survey of college admissions officers and high school guidance counselors who were asked to predict the shape of college admissions activities in the next 10 years and the impact of those changing activities on high schools and colleges. (Author)

In Oklahoma, a new law (H.B. 1706)--the product of efforts by educators at all levels--promises to provide a framework to strengthen the preparation, induction, and continuing education of teachers. (Author/WD)