A study investigated the determinants affecting the number of out-of-state students coming to New York colleges and universities. The analysis, based on 1986 New York migration data, provides evidence that student migrants' home state characteristics (education policies, test scores, per capita income, admission rate, age cohort size, geographic…

Discusses three issues: selection and education of medical students in the context of liberal education; evolution of the medical school curriculum to a more learning-focused, ethics-based one; and the training of physicians who see medicine in a broad social context. Argues that the liberally-educated doctor is most likely to have such a…

Smith College (Massachusetts) has established formal articulation agreements with Santa Monica College (California) and Miami-Dade Community College (Florida) to grant credit to community college students transferring to the private college. Vassar College (New York) is another private liberal arts college seeking more community college transfer…

This collection of articles focuses such issues as the number of blacks completing doctoral degrees; the steady march of blacks into higher education; racial desensitization of the American public; the impact of Condoleezza Rice's statement on race-conscious admissions; how higher education shuts the door on the racial poverty gap; and how a…

A survey questionnaire was distributed to admissions officers at 63 undergraduate institutions in the northeastern U.S. and Ohio to assess the range of practices and points of view concerning the effect of advanced placement course work and examination scores on the admission process at these institutions. Results suggest considerable variance in…

Describes the Postsecondary Education Planning Project, a partnership of eight Illinois high schools with Triton College, their local community college. The project provides a mechanism to survey high school students, enabling them to identify their postsecondary plans before they graduate. Lists six benefits of participating in the process. (TE)

For years in Australia some form of public examination has been regarded as the test of the 'good' school or student. As a direct consequence, the examination exerts an influence upon the curriculum that makes reform difficult. An open admissions policy is discussed. (MLW)

Discusses the impact of the City University of New York's open-admissions policy and its effect on academic quality. It examines the school's changing student demographics over the years and incoming-student quality. It raises the issue of lowering academic standards to meet the educational level of the changing student population. (GLR)

Dramatic shifts in the characteristics and subsequent needs of college-going students are reshaping higher education's learning delivery system. A "generation of variance," wherein nontraditional students of today become the traditional/majority students of tomorrow, soon will dominate the student population of higher education. Discusses…

Assesses affirmative action policies and procedures in law and other professional school admissions programs. The author also reviews the guidelines that have been established to monitor and enhance the effectiveness of these measures. (GR)

This paper examines a model used to predict success in a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program that relies more on performance in key first-year courses than the usual high school credentials, thereby, making more accurate predictions of success. The model also suggests strategies for enhancing student success. (GLR)

The college president of a Division I university must have accurate and timely information on intercollegiate athletics to be able to represent it to the institution's constituencies. Information needed includes the admissions process for recruits, classroom performance of student athletes, and personal conduct of team members and coaches.…

Data-based planning and management is revolutionizing college student recruitment. Data analysis focuses on historical trends, marketing and recruiting strategies, cost-effectiveness strategy, and markets. Data sources include primary market demographics, geo-demographics, secondary sources, student price response information, and institutional…

A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) looks at the legislation's implications for the relationships between medical schools, applicants, and students. Issues examined include impact on the application/admissions process and accommodation of student disabilities. Fifteen steps for medical schools to take to comply with the act…

A follow-up study of 148 medical school graduates investigated the predictive value of medical college admissions data for choice of a generalist career (family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics). Factors indicating a high orientation toward community service before medical school were found predictive of generalist choices.…