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| Foster, Edward | 1 |
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| Klitgaard, Robert E. | 1 |
| Levy, Lawrence C. | 1 |
| Newell, Barbara W. | 1 |
| Sacks, Herbert S. | 1 |
| Stern, David | 1 |
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Peer reviewedTrachtenberg, Stephen J.; Levy, Lawrence C. – Change, 1973
Has the necessity to fill emply places in colleges replaced honesty in admission procedures (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Supply
Peer reviewedFoster, Edward – Change, 1973
Describes Japan's archaic university admissions system. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection
Peer reviewedKarabel, Jerome – Change, 1972
Presents arguments for and against open admissions policies. (HS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedFriedl, John – Change, 2002
Discusses how colleges and universities must demonstrate that granting racial preferences in admissions will confer a benefit upon society, and how they can develop a plan for granting racial preferences that is "narrowly tailored" to achieve only the level of diversity needed to create the desired benefit. (EV)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Constitutional Law
Peer reviewedWilliams, Randall – Change, 1978
The controversy over Black admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is described, which has called into question such areas as quotas, special admissions policies, minority recruiting, and the impact on Black universities of increased Black enrollment at White institutions. (LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Black Students, College Admission
Peer reviewedNewell, Barbara W. – Change, 1984
Florida's new standards for college admission are outlined and support and criticism from the academic and general community are discussed. Among the issues are unevenness of pre-collegiate academic experience, increased barriers to minority group access and success, and the ability of the new standards to assure equivalent undergraduate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Blacks, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedKlitgaard, Robert E. – Change, 1983
A fantasy of the future is described, when the gains go not to the most qualified but to the most affluent, when college admissions seek to match supply with demand. The "product" higher education wishes to produce and the objectives of the admissions process are considered. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection
Peer reviewedStern, David; Briggs, Derek – Change, 2001
Discusses the mounting pressures higher education faces in finding new ways to assess high school students' fitness for college, describing four problems that state are encountering (economic conditions, high attrition levels, changing high school exit requirements, and the changing face of schools) and explaining states' responses to these…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Peer reviewedSacks, Herbert S. – Change, 1978
Based on a study of 52 high school seniors treated by a clinical professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, this report discusses developmental difficulties experienced by college-bound students as they anticipate acceptance or rejection by an institution. Considered are: the application form, interviews, waiting period, early decision, end of high…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Anxiety, College Admission, College Applicants
Peer reviewedWhital, Dean – Change, 1984
Trends in college entrance standards and student characteristics are analyzed and the relationship of applicant patterns to institution type are discussed. It is proposed that while the decisions being made in college admissions are affecting higher education, they are also remaking and reflecting changing American society. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
