This report is an independent evaluation of the College Adapter Program, a project that provides New York City out-of-school students and selected manpower trainees with a special program on enrichment services as a means of qualifying them for college entrance. The evaluation concluded that the program is successful, analyzes the reasons for its…

Predictability of GPA of college students who successfully appealed admission denial was evaluated by a reciprocal averages technique. Index scores for these high-risk students obtained from 5 of 23 variables correlated significantly with GPA in developmental and cross-validation samples. A trial use of the index to screen in applicants was…

There are many types of requirements used for entry into teacher education programs. 530 institutions were surveyed to discover admission requirements being used and to determine any differences in requirements among different types of institutions. To protect program diversity, no single criterion for admission is advised. (DF)

The roles and responsibilities of admissions professionals at 144 institutions throughout the country are outlined. Topics covered include admissions procedures, requirements, test use, prediction, student mix, transfers, academic quality, recruitment, data management, financial aid, projections, and placement. (LBH)

Summarizes a survey of the bulletins about graduate programs in English at 20 universities in the Northeast, the Midwest and the South to determine whether they wanted promising Black students or were opening their doors to a few students of exceptional attainment. (Author/JM)

Survey of students not accepted to the U. of Washington medical school during 1968 and 1969 from the states of Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. (HS)

Presents the drastic effects that selection on several variables can sometimes have on the validity of predictor variables. Discusses practical implications of correcting correlations for selection effects and reporting results of validity studies. (Author)

Argues that the Court had the opportunity to and grounds for disposing of the "Bakke" litigation in a manner that would accommodate the competing interests. Instead, the Court allowed Bakke to prevail by default. Available from Southern University Law Review, Southern University School of Law, Southern Branch Post Office, Baton Rouge, LA…

Examines the factors influencing the premedical requirements in physics. Reviews the various reasons why physics is important in medical education and discusses the new Medical College Admission Test. (Author/GA)

"Anderson v. University of Wisconsin" gives important guidance to universities by detailing the components of race and handicap discrimination claims, and illustrating how these claims can succeed. Readmission procedures that could reduce the likelihood of charges of discrimination are suggested. (Author/MLW)

Examined family practice residency directors' perspectives on the National Resident Matching Program and medical students' recruitment behavior. Analysis of questionnaire responses (n=351) found that while few directors felt it was ethically wrong for students to interview in more than one specialty, most indicated that knowledge of this behavior…