Argues that college application forms do not provide enough information to make any judgments as to whether an applicant has any aptitude for work in a British university. (HOD)

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, a portfolio review and an artistic evaluation workshop indicate the student's potential for success in the applied arts field. The procedure may limit attrition significantly. (SK)

Presents information about a way of predicting successful graduates of the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market/Associate Degree Nursing program from application data. (JOW)

Confronts the problem of applicants for admittance to graduate programs in the Humanities failing to have been told what would be wanted on their applications. Discusses helping students learn to explain their specialties to nonspecialists. Assumes that learning to summarize and "enter the conversations around one" is excellent…

Unsuccessful mature applicants to University College Dublin (n=74) identified barriers encountered in the application process: low number of older applicants admitted due to demand from younger applicants; lack of standardized assessments for mature applicants; and lack of recognized access routes. (SK)

Based on data provided by the City University of New York (CUNY) University Application Processing Center, this report compares applicants to CUNY for admission in fall 1972 who were accepted and then enrolled with those who were accepted but did not enroll. Of the applicants who were accepted as fulltime, day-session freshmen matriculants, more…

The Council for Basic Education sponsored an all-day symposium on open admissions in 1971. This booklet contains the full text of the addresses given on that occasion, as well as the major part of the discussion among the panelists and answers to questions from the audience. The aim of the symposium was not only to provide information about…

This document presents data concerning graduate admissions at the State University of New York. Individual discussions and tables are offered for admissions on the master's level, doctoral admissions, and first-professional degree admissions. Data are presented for applications received, applications accepted, and students enrolled by the various…

Advocates uniformity in college applications--a centralized application system in which candidates would supply the required academic, personal, and financial information and a rank-ordered listing of their target universities or colleges. Target colleges would segmentially evaluate the applicant as a first-choice candidate until the applicant was…

College admissions officers hesitate to accept arts courses as serious academic preparation. In 1981 the Springfield School sent letters to 70 colleges discussing the content of their arts classes. The responses of the colleges were highly positive about accepting arts credits, once the content of the courses was understood. (CS)

This survey of over six hundred public 2-year college presidents or administrative heads reveals a variety of interpretation of open-door admission and enrollment policies. (CA)

Suggests ways to improve college admissions interviews. Discusses the purpose, format, technique, and content, of the interview as well as selling the college, concluding the interview, and writing the final interview report. Emphasizes the benefits of good interviewing skills to admissions officers. (WAS)

Issues in admission to professional education are reviewed, including the validity of prediction of performance, development of appropriate admission criteria, and legal issues in fair selection. The literature of educational and personnel selection is reviewed. (MSE)

A short survey of the admissions procedures in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States is made, gives a few points of reference for comparing both systems of education, and poses the question of the possibility of transporting elements of the American admission procedure to the German university system. (Author/RK)

Describes how Brigham Young University selects applicants to master's and doctoral programs in marriage and family therapy. Explains how traditional methods are augmented by use of highly reliable interaction-analysis instrument, a microcomputer, and large computer frame to analyze verbal interactions of applicants who conduct therapy with coached…