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Painter, Albert F.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
A survey of 341 fourth-year Ohio medical students investigated attitudes regarding residencies' policies on drug screening, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and smoke-free workplaces. Substantial subsets indicated they would rank lower, or not at all, programs requiring preresidency drug screening or HIV testing but would rank schools…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrative Policy, College Choice, Drug Use
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Bond, John M.; Woodall, Michael V. – Journal of College Admission, 1994
Describes on-campus College/Career Resource Centers (CCRCs) designed to help students in the Lexington Two school district in West Columbia, South Carolina, identify the higher educational institution of their choice and to search for the funds to afford that opportunity. Presents graphic picture of success story of parents and students working…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Choice
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1999
Describes World Wide Web sites that provide students with resources about colleges, including metasites and sites that provide information on evaluating goals, gathering information to find which colleges fit a student's goals and budget, taking the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), applying online, and applying for financial aid. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Braun, Linda – Library Journal, 2000
Describes how to help students look for material on the Web relating to college applications that could be adapted for public or high school libraries. Discusses setting criteria for college selection; virtual tours and guides; college newspapers; the application process; and financial aid. Lists relevant Web sites. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Martin, Chris – 1996
This study investigated the institutional characteristics considered by 774 Australian first-year students attending the University of South Australia in their choice of this university. A self-administered survey instrument asked respondents to rate their attitudes on a Likert scale regarding their reasons for selecting this university. Results…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Freshmen
Higgins, Ruby D., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Essays and reflections were gathered to create a guide to the college experience for African American students. A survey of the opinions and attitudes of over 1,500 black students at colleges and universities asked what situations or problems confronted them in being admitted to colleges and what problems they encountered in their first year at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students
Mitchell, Robert – 1993
This guide offers in-depth profiles of most of the country's top schools and seeks to fill the void left by other college guides by providing information that will allow students of color to make wise and confident college choices. Information was provided by admissions offices and students at each of the more than 200 colleges profiled.…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Asian American Students, Black Students, College Applicants
Fraas, John W.; Paugh, Ronald – 1989
A study investigated the relative importance of certain college attributes to the freshmen of Ashland University, a small, private univeristy in Ohio. Five institutional characteristics were examined: availability and variety of financial aid, dorm life (living conditions and food quality), quality of education (quality of teaching, career…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories
Prasad, Sarada; Murphy, Michael – 1988
The study reported in this document was conducted to facilitate strategic recruiting and marketing plans aimed at enhancing enrollments of academically superior students at the University of Wisconsin-Washington County (UWWC). Data on college choice criteria, perceptions, evaluations, information sources, "influentials," and choice outcomes…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Transfer Students
Terkla, Dawn Geronimo; Wright, Susan M. – 1986
Factors that influenced applicants' decisions to attend Tufts University, a private institution in Massachusetts, were studied based on a 1985 survey. Enrollment decisions were examined for the following groups: matriculants and nonmatriculants, liberal arts and engineering applicants, applicants from each of seven geographic regions, applicants…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Decision Making, Engineering
Fox, Warren H.; And Others – 1988
In spring 1988, the University of Nevada (UN) conducted a survey to determine the postsecondary plans of the state's high school seniors. Questionnaires were administered in class, requesting information on demographic characteristics, evaluation of high school experiences, work experience, postsecondary plans, factors affecting college choice,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Bound Students, College Choice, Community Colleges
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1984
The seventh annual survey of Alaska public and private high school seniors was conducted to document the pattern of postsecondary education outside the state and to understand underlying motivations. For 1983-84, 2,949 of a total of 5,952 seniors in 217 schools responded to queries on their sex, race, primary home language, family income, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making
Gaines, Gale F. – 1989
The use of merit scholarships to keep bright students at in-state colleges is discussed. Today more than half of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have credited merit scholarships to encourage their top high school graduates to attend in-state colleges. While athletic scholarships often receive greater visibility, SREB states are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Achievement Rating, College Bound Students, College Choice
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1982
The impact of the college core curriculum at Banning High School, Wilmington, California, was assessed by comparing the secondary and postsecondary experience of its June 1980 graduates with that of alumni who graduated in 1976 before the program began. The college core curriculum at Banning, which serves a predominantly low-income, ethnic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, College Attendance
Dahl, Randall W. – 1982
Post-high school enrollment plans and specific choices of May 1980 Kentucky high school graduates were studied based on longitudinal data. The relationships between these choices and academic and personal background characteristics and future plans were analyzed. The analyses include both education-bound and noneducation-bound graduates, and…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students
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