This course provides for the recognition and understanding of terms necessary for exploring college admission. Insight is gained concerning the relative importance of high school grades and activities, as well as high school testing and college entrance testing. The course examines the junior college and senior college systems and their…

Explores how one school district began a comprehensive guidance program, bringing its counseling system into the present with an eye toward the future. Describes the first three years of the program and how it has helped guidance counselors to become more effective and more sophisticated in helping students move from high school to college. (NB)

Two studies examined the effectiveness of Mathematics, Engineering Science Achievement (MESA), a program designed to prepare high school minority students for math-based fields. They found that MESA seniors completed more math-related courses, showed improved academic performance, and are likely to pursue a math-based college major. (KH)

For too many Ohio Students, high school does not work. The Task Force's vision for solving this problem is clear. The journey to make this vision a reality-- to ensure that every student graduates with the knowledge and skills he or she needs to succeed in college and the workplace and to be a good and productive citizen --will not be easy. But it…

The level of preparation for college entrance tests, university mathematics placement tests, and beginning college mathematics courses was studied for students who completed the Standards-oriented curriculum "Contemporary Mathematics in Context" (A. Coxford, J. Fey, C. Hirsch, H. Schoen, E. Hart, B. Keller, and A. Watkins, 2001), the…

This paper examines the educational experience of students in their high school years and how this experience shapes their ability to be successful after high school. A study of research on high school students' educational experiences leads to the conclusion that the skills and knowledge needed by high school graduates who enter the workforce are…

The LifeLong Learning (L3) Scholarship Program was developed for Johnston County, North Carolina in 1992 and was expected to continue until July 2003. An evaluation was conducted of the program, using data from various sources. The L3 program depended on private donations to guarantee students in Johnston County the opportunity for higher…

This report is the first report from the National TRIO Clearinghouse on the topic of TRIO programs and technology. The focus is on the use of technology, particularly computer-based technology, by Upward Bound (UB) students and the role that UB projects play in providing access to that technology. UB is an intensive college preparatory support…

Markedly different socioeconomic status and academic ability for high school students in the college preparatory and the vocational education programs as identified through analysis of national data collected by Project TALENT, with implications for curriculum. (MF)

Suggests how the secondary school can prepare the college-bound student for transition to higher education by following a four-year program. Stresses the importance of the counselor in the transition process. (PGD)

Female high school students plan to study less mathematics than their male classmates, both in and after high school. Career interests of students seem to affect their plans for the study of high school mathematics. Significant sex differences suggest that sex-role stereotyping occurs. (Author)

Presents journal entries written by college counselor at a U.S. school in Egypt. Entries concern transfer of students to counselor's school from U.S. and international schools in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 and difficulties in communicating with U.S. colleges during Persian Gulf…

Investigated extent to which public flagship universities use weighted or unweighted standards in admission decision process. Findings from 91 universities indicated that nearly one-half of the flagship universities used exclusively unweighted standards in decision process for most entering freshmen, suggesting that recognition of honors courses…

Many colleges have summer academic programs for high school students; some design special courses, while others admit the students to regular college courses. Some target gifted students. While participation in the programs, which are easy to get into, does not assure later entry to the institution, many parents have that expectation. The programs…

Study of Upward Bound programs, designed to help disadvantaged high school students attend and succeed in college, finds participants have higher educational expectations and college-preparatory achievement than do nonparticipants; Hispanic students and students with initially lower expectations benefit most; there is no impact on students' high…