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Peer reviewedKuo, Raymond; Ghosh, Sumit – College and University, 1997
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…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, Bachelors Degrees
Fetter, Jean H. – 1995
This is a first-hand account of the process used in selecting undergraduates at Stanford University (California) between 1984 and 1991. The topics covered are also relevant to the procedures followed in many four-year colleges throughout the United States. There are sections on the use and abuse of standardized tests and on special considerations…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, Affirmative Action
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1993
This guide describes the admission criteria utilized by faculties of education in 50 postsecondary institutions in Canada, arranged by province. For each entry the following information is provided: a listing of the teacher education programs, selection requirements and procedures for various types of degree programs; statistics on 1992-93…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Admission, College Applicants
