This document reviews the results of five different reports related to admission standards and measures of achievement for first-time entering freshmen at South Carolina public senior colleges and universities. This document summarizes the results of five different reports related to admission standards and to measures of achievement of first-time…

Data from 3 successful executive master of business administration classes (n=126) identified subjective factors to add to quantitative factors (scores, grade point average) used to predict student performance. The Graduate Management Admission Test remains the best single indicator, but qualitative factors enhance the predictive ability of the…

The relative utility of premedical grade point average in distinguishing among prospective medical students and predicting medical school performance was evaluated in students from two medical school graduating classes. The measure was found susceptible to several extraneous sources of variance that negate its effectiveness. (MSE)

Because publicized minimum criteria for graduate school admission are rarely sufficient to gain entrance to the school of one's choice, a study was undertaken to estimate the actual admission standards to graduate school. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores accounted for about twice as much variance as grade point average. (Author/MLW)

The academic performance of reapplicants who entered the University of Alabama School of Medicine were examined and compared with first-time applicants. Applicant status added nothing to the prediction of academic difficulty over what could be predicted by preadmission measures alone. (Author/MLW)

This study investigated differences in performance on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and subsequent applications and admission decisions separately for men and women. Data were drawn from the 1990-1991 law school applicant pool, a total of 83,336 applicants, who generated 417,103 applications at 178 law schools. The undergraduate grade point…

Demonstrates that selection benefits of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are minimal. Demonstrates that the Crosstabulation of Predicted Grades and the College Outcomes Tables would allow colleges to identify the level of redundancy in predicted admissions based on high school grade point average and to estimate the impact of the SAT on…

Uses the example of Vanderbilt University's predicted grade point average model to discuss the use of empirical criteria (such as high school grades and standardized test scores) within a comprehensive approach when predicting the future academic success of college applicants. (EV)

Reports a study that found that the average of the six grades applicants self-reported on the Student Descriptive Questionnaire (provided by the College Entrance Examination Board) is a rather good estimate of either the mean of the six grades that should have been reported or the mean of all grades on the applicant's transcript. (JT)

Critiques University of California admissions policies. Presents a proposal for student selection which includes a formula for readjusting GPA giving bonus points for "solid" classes and advanced placement on honors classes. A score based on students' personal composite would also be included and a bonus for disadvantaged students. (RC)

Ten specific recommendations regarding the admissions policies and practices of medical schools are presented. Recommendations involve: an applicant's undergraduate major and other courses (the premed major should be abolished), the Medical College Admission Test, the B.A. degree, grades, early admissions, and admissions committees membership.…

This document reviews the results of five different reports related to admission standards and measures of achievement for first-time entering freshmen at South Carolina public senior colleges and universities. This document summarizes the results of five different reports related to admission standards and to measures of achievement of first-time…

The relationship between the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and the criterion of grades achieved in the freshman year for the entering class of 1978 was studied. From this analysis, a new index was created and used in screening the entering class of 1979 at the University of California, Irvine. (MLW)

Used data from California and a simplified model of the University of California admissions process to explore how various approaches to admissions affect the diversity of the admitted student population. The only approach that substantially increased minority student representation was accepting most students on the basis of within-school rather…

The study with 497 majority and 82 minority medical students found that grade point averages for undergraduate science courses and a composite Medical College Admissions test score based on science and reading subtests were both valid and equally predictive of scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners Examination, Part I. (Author/DB)