The behavioral event interview, it is suggested, provides a rich source of information on a prospective student's college potential (information different from standardized aptitude and achievement testing). Its use with a set of criteria for admission provides useful indices to gauge the talents within diversely prepared students. (MLW)

The problems and special opportunities that face the college candidate with learning disabilities are discussed. It is suggested that Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act has not succeeded in forcing the vast majority of colleges and universities to establish special programs for students with learning disabilities. (MLW)

Critiques University of California admissions policies. Presents a proposal for student selection which includes a formula for readjusting GPA giving bonus points for "solid" classes and advanced placement on honors classes. A score based on students' personal composite would also be included and a bonus for disadvantaged students. (RC)

Ten specific recommendations regarding the admissions policies and practices of medical schools are presented. Recommendations involve: an applicant's undergraduate major and other courses (the premed major should be abolished), the Medical College Admission Test, the B.A. degree, grades, early admissions, and admissions committees membership.…

The legislative history of Section 504 is outlined, including amendments and related regulations. Cases involving employment, education, and transportation are reviewed. The Davis decision, involving a hearing-impaired woman's application to nursing education, and subsequent judicial interpretation are examined. (Journal availibity: California…

Describes behaviors typical of high aspiration high school students denied admission to prestigious colleges. Students feel inadequate, parents may be devastated, and students and families may plot to influence the admission office. Counselors play a vital role in assisting student and family with an objective assessment of remaining alternatives.…

Asian Americans are charging that the nation's most prestigious colleges are limiting their access with informal quotas. Admissions deans and directors must discard stereotypes, take steps to guarantee a more sensitive assessment of Asian-American applicants, and not cap admissions for that group. (MSE)

A survey of medical school applicants rejected by the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University were surveyed about their actions and career plans after the rejection. Most experienced a career crisis, some an identity crisis. Better early career counseling is recommended. (MSE)

The nation's best interests are served by selective admission to higher education. Selection should be based on scholastic aptitude, measured more accurately by combining high school grades and aptitude test scores than by either alone. Neither scores nor grades is flawless or badly flawed enough to be disregarded. (MSE)

Parent involvement in institutional advancement and fund raising can take a variety of forms: dances, class participation, applicant interviews, recruitment, telephone and other fund raising, and sponsorship of social events as well as annual giving. Guidelines for parent programs are suggested. (MSE)

A recent court decision that a medical school applicant could not sue a medical school for noncompliance with federal antidiscrimination law, and its subsequent overturning in appeal, are analyzed. The court implied private action to adequately protect rights of injured statutory beneficiaries, whether or not the law specifies that right. (MSE)

Describes the preadmissions tracking system used at Cochise College, a small rural community college in Arizona. Traces the shift from a manual, paper-based process to the use of a computer. Underscores the emphasis on personalized communication with students in both systems. (DMM)

Ireland's computerized, national system of university admission, which assigns all students to institutions simultaneously, and Britain's system using a single set of admissions forms and centrally coordinated admissions, suggest that centralization can be an efficient and cost-effective method of linking students with colleges in the United…

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…

Students' last years in high school which otherwise might be ones in which they enjoy the privileges of their seniority can become a nightmare of waiting, fear of rejection, despair, and desperation for many college-bound students. The whole structure of college admissions is hopelessly archaic, exorbitantly wasteful and one which systematically…