The study examined the factors that affected minority students' choice to enroll at private four-year faith-based institutions in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in the United States. The study utilized the data from the College Board's Admitted Student Questionnaire PLUS (ASQ PLUS) survey. The final sample included 283…

When North Carolina native Evan Raleigh was in search of the perfect college, he had three things in mind: (1) the strength of the school's academic reputation; (2) the size of the school; and (3) the school's location and proximity to home. He found all three in the form of Wake Forest University. But Raleigh, who received a full academic…

Examined whether general college choice models may be applied to recruitment of ethnic minority students. Findings from all second-semester freshmen living on-campus at one university suggest that recruitment of black students may be effectively carried out as part of mainstream student recruitment efforts and that special group recruitment…

Sponsored by the Pathways to College Network, this issue of "Diversity Digest" highlights some of the research that informs Pathways. Several of the articles identify factors that affect underserved students' ability to attend and succeed at postsecondary institutions. In the first article, "The Right to Learn and the Pathways to College Network"…

One hundred seventy-five Black graduates responded to a survey about their educational experience at the University of Georgia and their perceptions about attracting more minority students to the school. A related study appeared in the December 1980 issue of this journal. (See EJ 239 713.) (Author/SJL)

Minority recruitment and admissions at seven Ivy League colleges was studied: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. The questionnaire, which is appended, collected information on recruitment policies and number of applicants, acceptances, and matriculants from fall 1978 to spring 1983. Each…

A sample of Black and White high school students in Atlanta and rural Georgia were asked about recruiting measures and campus programs which would make the University of Georgia more attractive to minority students. Racial differences in responses are discussed. (SJL)

Reports the Black and minority recruiting program experience at a highly selective, specialized institution. Reports that this select population is highly recruited and chooses among several equally attractive options. Suggests focused counseling and earlier and more aggressive recruiting activities are needed. (Author)

The purpose of this research was to discover which components of minority recruitment efforts are practiced by schools of information and library science, and to find out whether students have felt the impact of these efforts. This study also aims to discover whether the reasons for attending a particular school differ between minority and white…

The report describes the perceptions of nearly 5,000 black and white college students out of 15,000 students who attend 20 historically black and 20 predominantly white institutions in the southern United States. The report is based on students' responses to a survey of: racial attitudes and opinions; satisfaction with the institution they attend;…

Advice is provided to parents about how to help their teenagers through the college application admissions process. Parents learn how much to get involved, where to go for the right information, what kind of questions to ask, how to get financial aid, and what timetable to use for every stage in the process of going to college. Fifteen sections…

Commonly held misconceptions about what a college must do or provide to recruit and retain minority groups students are discussed, including ideas about program design, course offerings, student aid, minority faculty members, and support services. (MSE)

A sample of 2,564 black college students attending 19 predominantly white colleges in the south were surveyed to determine their attitudes and opinions about their institutions. The students were generally female, under 21 years of age, single, and enrolled full-time. The survey focused on four areas: campus life and activities, college choice,…

The factors affecting the admission and enrollment of minority students at the 12 state universities in Ohio were studied through campus visits, questionnaire administration, and correlation and multiple regression analysis of the findings. Summaries are presented on minority recruitment and retention efforts at each university for the following…

A review of literature from 1981 to 1995 investigated issues concerning underrepresented minorities in medical education in seven areas: increasing representation of these groups; long- and short-term enrichment programs to improve performance; predictors of academic performance; predictors of student admission; specialty choices and career…