Concerned with those students in Connecticut who had completed eighth grate and sought to be admitted to regional vocational-technical schools, this study had as its objectives to: (1) determine the general characteristics of students being served by Regional Vocational Technical Schools in the State, and (2) determine to what extent the schools were serving the range of students seeking enrollment. A random sample from each of 14 schools of the 15 in the State was used. For analytical purposes, students were divided into two categories: those actually enrolled and those not enrolled. Findings include: (1) A significant difference was found between the enrolled and non-enrolled applicants on their trade choice, (2) There were no significant differences between the two groups on age, grade last completed, race, or sex, (3) Significant differences in family background were found between the enrolled and non-enrolled applicants, (4) Significant differences were apparent between the two groups in intelligence test scores, achievement test scores, grades repeated, personal characteristics, grades obtained, days absent, times tardy, and recommendations from the sending schools. Much of the difference evidenced between the enrolled and non-enrolled students can be traced to the inadequacy of information from the sending school as well as the failure of students to appear for testing and cannot all be attributed to the selection process. (Author/SN)