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Holmes, David R.; And Others – 1986
The National College Counseling Project (NCCP), formed in September 1983, examined the status of college counseling in schools across the country. Specifically, the goal was to learn what role college counseling plays in enhancing student aspirations for a satisfying future, as well as in helping students gain admission to the college most…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students
College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, NJ. – 1979
The Admissions Testing Program (ATP) is a service of the College Board. The 1979 ATP summary reports on college-bound seniors were produced for each region of the United States, including New England, the Middle, Southern, Midwestern, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Western States. The national and each regional report are in separate booklets.…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Advanced Placement, College Admission, College Applicants
Johnson, J. K., Ed. – 1984
Information is provided on the educational systems of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Yemen Arab Republic in order to assist U.S. colleges and universities as they work with international student agencies and representatives from these countries. For each country, placement recommendations are offered, along with notes to…
Descriptors: College Admission, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Davis, Christine K. – 1984
Accessibility to a college education in Ontario, Canada, was assessed by studying the pattern of acceptances and rejections of various choices made by unregistered college applicants. Study concerns included: total offers to programs of choice from any college and from an Ontario college only; offers by institution type and program type for first…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Admission, College Applicants
Download full textRichardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1985
The concept of access is central to any discussion of issues confronting the community college. The search for creative and effective ways of pursuing access involves examining institutional practices and state policies to define access in a way that will satisfy the need for acceptable standards and quality. Issues to be addressed in searching…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Articulation (Education), College Admission
Utterback, Ann S. – 1984
Guidelines for students preparing for college admissions interviews are presented, including results of a survey of admissions directors. Questionnaire responses were obtained from all but three directors of 48 public and 52 private colleges and universities, including the Ivy League and highly competitive schools and each state's main state…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers, College Admission
Elgqvist-Saltzman, Inga – 1977
Three different projects, undertaken during 1968-1975 and focusing on problems connected with reforms in Swedish higher education and particularly in the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, are reported. The first project was part of the research program initiated by the University Admittance Requirements Committee to serve as a basis for suggestions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Cohort Analysis, College Admission
Gunstone, Beverly J; Hatton, Barbara R. – J Nat Assn Women Deans Counselors, 1969
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, Communication Skills, Extracurricular Activities
General College Baccalaureate Applications, Admissions and Advising: 1976-1980. A Statistical Study.
Kahn, Peter T. – General College Studies, 1981
A study was undertaken in the winter and spring quarters of 1980, addressing aspects of the baccalaureate application, admission, advising, and graduation processes at the General College of the University of Minnesota, a nontraditional postsecondary education program. Among the issues addressed were these: the distribution and trends of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Bachelors Degrees, College Admission, College Applicants
Breland, Hunter M. – 1981
Student characteristics such as character, motivation, personality, maturity, creativity and judgment are examined to evaluate the relative utility of various procedures used in college admissions, to suggest possible new ways to use these procedures, and to explore less common procedures. The basic structure of this review is taken from that of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants
Newell, Barbara W. – 1978
The impact of college admissions policies designed to expand educational opportunity for minority groups is considered. It is suggested that since the Supreme Court decision in the Bakke Case permitted race as a criteria for admission, institutions must articulate their goals in terms of the degree and nature of diversity they hope to achieve.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Role
Traynham, James G. – 1978
The question of how graduate schools can include race as an admission criteria and give equitable treatment in admissions decisions is addressed by considering some aspects of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and the use and misuse of test scores in admissions procedures. The GRE is used in admissions procedures to prove an…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
LITTLE, J. KENNETH – 1958
A STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AFTER GRADUATION. OPINIONS AND INFORMATION WERE GATHERED FROM MORE THAN 40,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED. A FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Admission, College Attendance, College Preparation
PIERSON, ROBERT A. – 1966
TO DETERMINE WHETHER ARBITRARY GRADE-POINT AVERAGE CUT-OFF POINTS (E.G. 2.25) FOR ENTRANCE INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE UNFAIR TO PRESENT-DAY STUDENTS, NINETY 1966 COLLEGE SOPHOMORES WITH FRESHMAN-YEAR GPA'S BETWEEN 2.00 AND 2.09 WERE COMPARED TO THE SAME NUMBER OF 1961 SOPHOMORES WITH FRESHMAN-YEAR GPA'S BETWEEN 2.25 AND 2.34 USING (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Class Average
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1967
THIS PACKET PROVIDES VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC ADVICE TO THE LANGUAGE LEARNER AND USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE LEARNING TO TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE DOCUMENTS, PUBLISHED FROM 1963 TO 1967, ARE--(1) "VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS" BY GILBERT C. KETTELKAMP, (2) "ADVICE TO THE LANGUAGE LEARNER" BY…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Admission, College Students
