Admissions selectivity, far from being restricted by open-door policies, is actually spiraling with everything else-both in terms of high academic scores and finances but, unlike other forms of inflation, it leads through shrinking candidate pools to nowhere. (Author)

This brief article follows the course of research on the development of admission requirements from the seventeenth century to the 1960's, indicating that changes occurred slowly and in response to greater awareness of the part higher education played in society. (CJ)

As long as the admissions task was to choose a freshman class from a long list of applicants, the problems of unethical practices remained subdued. But the recent advent of competition for students has brought more of the practices of marketing and salesmanship and more demands for their control from the purists. (Author)

Describes in detail almost every aspect of the admission process at Lawrence University. The flow of written and oral communications with prospective students and their parents has been carefully and clearly recorded, and may be helpful to admission personnel at other institutions. (Author)

The author suggests that if a university's goals and practices are designed to prepare students for success in the past college world, then there should be a closer examination of the non academic factors related to post college success before further decisions are made about college admissions. (Author/BY)

The author gives another solution to problems created by the universal access to colleges. Pre-matriculation involves contractually limiting the number of hours and specifying a gradepoint which must be met for 30 credits. (Author/PC)

Ever since an effort has been made to accommodate students uncomfortably referred to as "minority" or "disadvantaged," traditional admissions criteria have had to be modified or eliminated, leaving the admissions office without a selection formula or guidelines. The authors list ten existing non-cognitive criteria, add five of their own, and…

Regarding the issue of preferential minority admission, this article reviews some key historical cases, addresses the components of the issue, and concludes with a look at some solutions and unanswered questions. (Author)

In an attempt to put the Defunis case into proper perspective, the suthor examines some of the key issues involved in preferential minority admission. (HMV)

The author analyzes some of the effects of government sponsored financial aid programs including pricing middle income students out of the college market. Presented before the 29th annual conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Chicago, October 12, 1973. (RP)

Falling enrollments in universities across the country led to a study to determine what admissions practices were being used. Unused techniques included a batch of gimmicks which could not be called unethical'' but which border on the art of salesmanship. (JC)

The high school and college admissions counselor is committed to assisting students to plan for post-secondary education. The welfare of the individual student is the most important consideration in this counseling relationship. This paper is a Statement of Principles of Good Practice for the National Association of College Admissions Counselors.…

Staffing patterns, level of influence on admissions policy and on actual admissions decisions, and planning and research activities of admissions offices were examined. In addition, the extent to which marketing consultants are used in developing admissions materials was also considered. (Author)

This article examines a few of the major factors contributing to the high attrition rate among minority college students. (HMV)