The possibility of weighing disadvantagement in undergraduate and graduate admissions is addressed. The results of preliminary research suggest that objective measures of disadvantagement can be developed so as to increase minority students' chances of being selected. (Author/LBH)

At Texas Southern University's School of Pharmacy, criteria were established for evaluating applicants and determining a relative weighting scheme. Objectivity and reliability of decisions were increased. Criteria included college GPA, GPA for science courses, race, Texas residency, letters of recommendation, PCAT scores, and ACT or SAT scores.…

In order for the college admissions officer to plan an admissions recruitment program that is effective in terms of serving both the institution and the student, it is important that the plight of the high school senior during this year of passage be understood. The decision-making process is described and an admissions plan is advocated. (LBH)

Explored differences in students, applications, and acceptances of accredited counseling psychology programs and host departments that are housed in schools or colleges of education and those housed elsewhere. Results showed no significant differences between mean graduate record examination scores and mean grade point averages of students in…

The excess of qualified candidates at selective colleges distorts the way in which applications are evaluated. Admission committees are put in the position of looking for reasons to exclude. The fair way to choose a freshman class from among too many qualified applicants is by some type of random selection. (MLW)

Suggests that level of teaching excellence at an institution affects admission. Urges admission personnel to advocate quality in teaching. Discusses the relationship between teaching and admission, and offers a redefinition of the role of admission. (KS)

Kathleen Gwynn and Associates, an admissions advising firm for young analysts finishing two-year residencies at top investment banks and financial-consulting firms, provides one-on-one counseling to M.B.A. applicants. Some business school admissions officers are wary of the potential influence of such counseling services. (MLW)

A reexamination of enrollment and application changes was necessitated by flaws in earlier investigations. The analysis by individual schools makes it apparent that experiences are more diverse and complex than previously thought. (Author/MH)

Presents an excerpt from Essays That Worked, a collection of outstanding essays on applications submitted to some of the top colleges in the country. Admissions officers were interviewed by the two Yale University student authors. Their attitudes towards, and evaluations of applicant essays, are presented. (KS)

Examined college transcripts from a large eastern university to determine whether persistence, academic achievement, and gender were related. Found that females with moderate and low levels of academic achievement were substantially less likely than males with similar performance to apply to medical school. Offers a "normative alternatives"…

The application of marketing principles to nursing education and the need for research into the applicant market are discussed for nursing education programs, effective recruiting techniques, prediction of student success in nursing education, program quality, and the current and future nursing market. (Author/MSE)

Many institutions of higher education are adopting video as a recruitment tool. Different methods of distributing videos include: mailing, networks, recruitment trips, and on campus use. Suggestions for producing a video are provided. (MLW)

The terminal master's degree in psychology with a clinical emphasis is not a dead-end precluding doctoral work. Eighty-six percent (24 out of 28) of the respondents who applied to doctoral programs gained admission and of these twenty-four, 17 had been denied admission before master's training. (Author/RM)

In a survey of 331 campuses, nearly two-thirds of the public institutions and 54 percent of the private ones reported gains in the number of applicants. The strongest gains were at public, doctorate-granting universities. (MLW)

A medical school's recruitment drive to increase applications from minorities, women, and nonscience majors was unsuccessful. The recruitment program is evaluated and the importance of systematically evaluating such efforts and the inherent difficulties of changing an applicant pool are demonstrated. (Author/MLW)