EMPHASIS ON THE TRANSFER CURRICULA AT NASSAU COLLEGE NECESSITATES A POLICY OF SELECTIVE ADMISSION BASED ON PREDICTION OF PROBABLE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE COLLEGE PERMITTED STUDENTS WHO WERE INITIALLY INADMISSABLE FOR FULL-TIME STATUS TO TRANSFER FROM A PART-TIME, PROBATIONARY STATUS AFTER COMPLETION OF THREE EVENING COURSES WITH A…

Selection fairness is explored in the context of data from DeFunis v. Odegaard, the recent Supreme Court case, and societal demands for increased numbers of minority professionals. These models of selection fairness are considered: Clary's regression model, Darlington's subjective regression model, the equal risk model of Einhorm & Bass,…

The professional portion of the elementary and early childhood teacher education program at the University of Florida (UF) is taken on a pass-fail basis. A student completing this program has 66 quarter hours of pass-fail credit and a letter written by a faculty member who has worked with her or him for two years. The purpose of this study was to…

Traces the private boarding school movement in the United States, discussing its growth and service to a "democratic nobility" which would be trained to lead the country. Examines the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant control of private schools until the 1960s and explores changes in admissions and administration policies. (GEA)

Two charts show school type, course length, and qualifications for admission in terms of age and previous education. The 10 school or course types are kindergarten, elementary school, lower secondary school, upper secondary school, special schools for the handicapped, technical college, junior college, university, special training schools, and…

Premedical school achievement data were used to determine whether nonscience preparation in undergraduate study was a handicap in medical school. Nonscience students performed as well as or better than science majors on almost all performance measures. Implications for medical school admissions are examined. (MSE)

A case study in a developing country raises issues about the use of tests for educational selection. Issues concerning secondary school admission in developing countries have counterparts in admission criteria for higher education in developed nations. However, one case study of one system cannot provide definitive conclusions for others. (SLD)

Presents a model of the admissions process for a bachelor's degree engineering program at Brown University. The study used key nonfinancial-aid related criteria to develop student profiles and then correlated admissions decisions with applicant profiles to test admissions officer bias. Results indicated that admissions officer bias plays a strong…

Study analyzed longitudinal data from village children (N=66) to identify accurate and early predictors of passing the Common Entrance Examination for secondary school admission. Determined that children's achievement, academic and behavior problems, and cognitive abilities as early as age 8 can predict later examination success or failure.…

This manual presents the body of laws, regulations, and practices related to attendance accounting and reporting in California public schools. Following the introduction, section 1 presents information on compulsory attendance, including residency requirements, interdistrict transfers, exemptions, absences, and truancy. Section 2 provides…

Thirty-five outstanding application essays selected by admissions officers from top law schools around the nation are presented along with advice on writing the essay and on the admission process. It is intended to inspire people applying to law school and relieve their anxiety over the essays, acting as a catalyst for the applicant's creativity.…

This document reviews the research on the medical school admissions process that has been completed during the past twenty years. The process is put into perspective by a historical overview chapter that traces trends in medical school admissions and highlights, where possible, relationships between the admissions process and institutional and…

Requirements for student entrance into teacher education programs in 11 southern states were surveyed on two levels: state requirements and teacher education institution requirements. The states studied were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. It was found…

More than a decade of affirmative action policy on the part of the federal government has yielded inadequate results. The commonly claimed assumption that blacks are being given unfair and undeserved advantage over whites is examined at length and found unjustified. Bringing together relevant statistics and other data bearing on the effectiveness…