A survey of 794 program directors in 14 specialties assessed actual and projected changes in the selection process for medical residents and determined the relative weights the directors assigned to personal and academic criteria. Results indicate significant changes in the selection process, including a continuing decrease in residency positions…

Furnishes an annotated bibliography of Web sites for college-bound students that provide general information, help in selecting colleges, access to college and university newspapers, financial-aid information, online college applications, career planning, and information for guidance counselors. Describes school programs helping students use the…

This chapter discusses American Indian student services at one university as a model for providing support for Native American students attending a predominantly white institution.

Hundreds of prospective students engage the Owens Community College (OCC) three-step admission process each semester before voluntarily disengaging the institution. A study was conducted to assess student motivation to engage or disengage OCC based on factors related to student disposition, institutional motivation, and student situation, and to…

In light of significant restructuring in New Jersey higher education and shrinking public funds, this project comprehensively examined New Jersey's system of financial aid. It was conducted through the compilation and assessment of program data as well as through interviews with several individuals in the New Jersey higher education community. The…

This report provides a series of tables which track women's participation at all levels within the Ontario (Canada) university system over 10 years, from 1985-86 to 1994-95 and covers applicants, enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty, and staff. Tables provide data on the following: applicants and registered applicants in full-time, first year…

This book offers detailed information on college admissions designed to demystify the process for student applicants. Part I opens by arguing that the college admissions process is a mystery to many applicants because in large part admissions officers would prefer to have it that way in order to retain greater control. Other chapters in this…

This booklet explains the need for more physicians from underrepresented minority groups and guides the minority student considering a medical career in preparing for and gaining admission to a medical school. Organized in nine sections, the book first introduces the Health Professions Career Opportunity Program and its services which work to…

Designed for students, parents, and others who may assist disabled students with financial assistance for postsecondary education, this fact sheet provides an overview of the financial aid system and a brief discussion of the varying roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant part in the process of providing aid to disabled…

The report synthesizes and summarizes trends in the numbers and characteristics of persons who have applied to selected health professions schools (i.e., allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine) from 1977 to 1987. It is based primarily on data made available by the professional associations of the schools and…

The first two court approved desegregation cases involving graduate and professional public schools during 1935-1940 are discussed. These cases demonstrate a shift in emphasis from segregated to desegregated public graduate and professional schools. The court invoked the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in both Maryland and…

Federal student aid programs for postsecondary education, and the procedures for applying for them, are described. The following topics are addressed: (1) finding out about student financial aid (sources other than this guide); (2) U. S. Department of Education student aid--general information (eligibility; financial need; forms, records and…

Accessibility to Ontario universities in 1984 was studied to replicate a 1983 study. The study population consisted of 7,798 Ontario secondary school students who were qualified to seek admission to an Ontario university in fall 1984 but who failed to register. To identify acceptance and rejection patterns, data are provided on: the number of…

While much experiential learning (EL) may possess a potential for credit in the area of Women's Studies, such learning is not usually identified as Women's Studies or awarded credit in that area. This paper provides materials that will serve as a set of preliminary guidelines for the development of assessment criteria by which women may receive…

This three-part report provides data on the number, sex, and program interest of the applicants to Kapiolani Community College (KCC), and similar data for the applicants who were accepted and the students who actually registered at the college for each Fall semester, 1975 through 1980. The first section provides introductory material on the…