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Early Admission Is for Students Who Fall in Love with a College.
Pyke, Gregory A. – On Target, 1999
A college admissions officer at Wesleyan University (Connecticut) offers two views of early decision programs, one based on personal experience as a student and one drawing on professional experience as an administrator and knowledge of the concerns of parents. The evolution of different kinds of early decision policies and the resulting confusion…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, Early Admission, Enrollment Management
Building a Better Recruitment Mousetrap: Geodemography & Predictive Modeling.
Wofford, Douglas – On Target, 1998
Examines the advantages of geodemography (the study of population characteristics within a geographic context) and predictive statistical modeling for college student recruitment, and describes a new College Board service combining the strengths of the two approaches with its education-specific data collected from college-bound students. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, Demography, Geographic Distribution
Early Decision Early Action Mania: Is It Backfiring?
McClintick, William R., Jr. – On Target, 1999
Discusses parents' use of early decision/early action (ED/EA) in college admissions to maximize the odds of admission at prestigious colleges and the implications for college admission programs. Topics discussed include the reasons for the surge in ED/EA, differences between ED and EA, the applicant pool, who benefits from ED application, and the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Early Admission, Educational Trends
Planning for the Unusual Class of 2008.
Zuniga, Robin Etter; Blanco, Cheryl D. – On Target, 1999
The high school graduating class of 2008 will be the largest, the youngest, and the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history. This new generation, coupled with a demographic slump in the 24- to 35-year-old population expected at that time, will force higher education institutions to face a new set of concerns and expectations. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Planning, College Students, Demography
University of California Protects Diversity with Expanded Outreach.
Siporin, Rae Lee – On Target, 1999
In response to legislation eliminating race and gender as factors in admissions decisions, the University of California instituted a series of short- and long-range outreach strategies to recruit disadvantaged students, increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the eligibility pool, change the culture of secondary schools to promote…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Enrollment Influences
The Virtual Admission Office.
Munoz, Christopher; Rizvi, Teri – On Target, 1998
Describes the origins and development of the University of Dayton (Ohio) interactive World Wide Web site for undergraduate admission, credited by the enrollment management staff for the success of online recruiting at the institution. The Web site includes international admissions information and an electronic mailing list for interested users.…
Descriptors: College Admission, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Enrollment Management