Citizens and educators have a responsibility to ensure that students have the right to freely select a college. In a time of inflation and dwindling student numbers, it is imperative that all guard this right as stated in the Principles of Good Practice. (Author)

In the 1970s, school systems across the nation still practiced philosophies which perpetuate injustice and inequality of educational opportunity. Presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, October 1979, St. Louis, Missouri. (Author)

The IDP (Immediate Decision plan) seeks to eliminate the artificial delay between application and acceptance to or rejection from college. It was designed to help the student make a more informed choice about college attendance. This study is an evaluation of the Bard program two years after its inception. (Author)

The article's message is for students to get help in finding out who they are and a start on the road to becoming it (the task of college). Picking the toughest college one can get into, one that has a history of contributing to moral and intellectual development, is essential. (Author)

Sampled colleges nationwide to determine whether admissions criteria differed significantly for minority groups. Results indicated minorities are expected to show evidence of quantifiable accomplishment. Noncognitive factors were less important. Private and Protestant colleges were more likely to consider motivation and admissions interviews. (JAC)