This report provides data on the number of applications received, the number of applications accepted, and the resultant yield of enrollees in graduate programs at the State University of New York. The data in this report includes only those applicants who have applied for admittance into a degree program and only those resulting enrollees who…

To determine if there was a pattern to undergraduate applicants who were admitted to but did not attend the University of California at Berkeley ("no shows"), a survey of these "no shows" was conducted in Fall Quarter 1976. The main focus of the study was on freshmen whose demographic profiles and high school achievement levels…

Summary information on undergraduate applications for admission to Virginia's state-supported institutions of higher education is presented. The tables contained in this publication report figures by residence and type of institution for the following categories: total applications receiving decision; applications accepted; percent of applications…

After briefly reviewing the correspondence study method and procedures in general, an extensive and detailed survey is made of the correspondence study programs of 59 National University Extension Association member institutions which offer such programs, with a listing of all courses offered, application procedures; credit procedures, costs, and…

Given the parameters of the Bakke decision, institutions must now attempt to balance conventional admissions criteria with a careful assessment of disadvantagement among both minority and majority applicants. (Author/LBH)

Statistics and commentary on medical school enrollment trends are presented in the brief review of the 40,569 individuals competing for 15,493 available places in the freshman classes of U.S. medical schools for 1977-1978. (LBH)

The extent to which income and race, viewed independently, affect selection factors is examined, based on data collected by the Association of American Medical Colleges on applicants to the 1976-77 entering class. Factors associated with race had a far more significant influence on applicants' credentials. (Author/LBH)

Discusses a telephone follow-up survey of individuals who initiated the admission process at College of Lake County (Illinois), comparing students who registered with non-registrants. Reports that job-related, financial, and personal reasons were given for not enrolling. Suggests that poor academic preparation may also have been a factor. (DMM)

The authors evaluate the extent to which economic factors underlie the expansion of Japanese college applications. Findings indicate that "marginal investors" respond to shortrun economic factors--including direct costs, household liquidity, and probability of entering a large firm--that govern higher education. Educational quality has…

A plan for college market penetration that has been successful in increasing the applicant pool for one institution is outlined and discussed. It includes development of performance objectives, a schedule, a promotional plan, market survey, and promotional activities including alumni, media, and other community resources. (MSE)

The current difficulty in attracting working class students to expensive, private institutions is made even harder by the rapidly declining numbers of the working class population. Tuition costs, financial aid worries, and the growing competitive college admissions process affect recruitment efforts. (MLW)

Questionnaires and interviews were used to study the selection of initial teacher training applicants at Scotland's 7 colleges of education, which handled 5,455 applications for 1,657 positions in 1982. Results showed diversity of selection approaches, uncertainty of purpose among selectors, and reliance on a short interview for assessing…

Trends in college entrance standards and student characteristics are analyzed and the relationship of applicant patterns to institution type are discussed. It is proposed that while the decisions being made in college admissions are affecting higher education, they are also remaking and reflecting changing American society. (MSE)

A brief history of the Law School Admission Council and its work outlines its early role in aptitude testing, early organizational considerations, modern testing effort, and other services. A chart lists some law school applicant and student demographics from 1947 to the present. (MSE)

The question of whether or not the increase in law school minority enrollment is satisfactory is addressed. It is suggested that a recommitment to affirmative action is necessary to improve the percentage of minority law students, and that institutions must be willing to take a chance on the generally successful "high risk" applicants. (MSE)