Information is presented to help applicants to Canadian medical colleges realistically assess their chances for gaining admission. The guide is also intended for career counselors in high schools and higher education. One section provides statistics on the following characteristics that are associated with being selected: sex, age, Medical College…

A study identifying the relationships between quantitative academic characteristics--specifically, grade point average (GPA) and MCAT scores--and admission into medical school for minorities is presented. Explanations are proposed for contradictory findings related to this question that have appeared in literature. Data from 58 minority student…

A survey was conducted of a sample of 716 well-qualified students who sent their American College Testing Program (ACT) scores to the University of Michigan but subsequently did not apply for admission. Telephone interviews resulted in 574 completed interviews, for an 80% response rate. The interview instrument elicited information regarding the…

This is the final report and critique which investigated the law school admissions process, and especially the role of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) within that process, for possible bias against minority applicants. The study involved the reanalysis of existing data. Results show that current admission policies unfairly limit the…

Descriptive statistics on applicants to the 1976-77 freshman classes of U.S. medical schools are presented which show a slight decline compared to the early 1970s, but an increase in women and minorities. Included are data on size of hometown, marital status, country of citizenship, and undergraduate degree level. (Author/LBH)

A growing worry for college admissions officers: Will enough students show up to fill the dorms and pay the profs? (Editor)

To improve and strengthen the process of interviewing at the School of Medical Sciences, University of Nevada, a project was initiated to summarize each interviewer's quantitative descriptions of applicants. The summarization focused on giving feedback regarding acceptance decisions to the interviewers, comparing interviewer ratings, and…

In Carleton College's attempts to find a technique for measuring prospective students' perceptions of college price and educational quality, it discovered that student attitudes about educational value were reflected in the relationship between those two dimensions. (MSE)

New York's highest court is being urged to overturn a ruling that could make colleges legally responsible for the conduct of everyone they admit. The case arose from the rape and murder of a female student at the State University of New York College at Buffalo in 1976. (MLW)

Admissions officers credit recruitment efforts and greater commitment of financial aid for the anticipated modest increases in Black college student enrollments. However, some feel it is too early to project accurate numbers. (MSE)

Encourages counselors and students to work together to avoid the one-dimensional application folder. Emphasizes the need for believable, multidimensional applicants in the admissions process. (KS)

An observer discusses factors in the choice of medicine as a career, trends in medical school enrollment and student characteristics, problems posed for medicine by those factors and trends, and their sources and solutions in current medical education. (MSE)

A study of Australian university and college of advanced studies applicants and rejections in 1986 suggests that between 9,000 and 14,000 applicants eligible and willing to accept a place were unable to begin studies that year. (MSE)

Implementation of recommendations by the AMA Council on Medical Education that emphasize the importance of evaluating noncognitive abilities in admission and dismissal from medical school will become a source of litigation unless adequate guarantees of due process are afforded the applicant or student. The law is reviewed and recommendations are…

The factors influencing the yield--the proportion of accepted applicants who confirm their intention to attend--in the admissions process for the MBA program of the school of management at a large metropolitan university are examined. (Author/MLW)