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Rossi, Henry F. – Journal of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 1974
Report from the President of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers concerning the profession of registrars and admissions officers and the major activities of the Association since 1973. (PG)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Admissions Counseling, Conference Reports
Mason, William R. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1979
A group of similar small colleges that compete for the same caliber of student has united one week each year for the benefit of all. By making a common presentation to selected school officials and prospective families, these colleges hope the public will become better informed about the available choices. (Author)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Hull, Betty Jane – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1979
In recent years, not only have the roles of the high school counselor and the college admissions officer changed, but in some ways they have almost reversed themselves. This has called for major adjustments on the part of both, but overall the prospects are promising and positive. (Author)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Counselor Role, Higher Education, School Counselors
Peer reviewedAdams, Ardene – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Recounts the events which led to the inclusion of high school counselors as voting members in the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, National Organizations, Professional Associations, School Counselors
Moyer, G. Gary – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1973
The author reflects on his first year as an admissions officer with special emphasis on training and professionalism. (RP)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, Employment Experience, Opinions
And Others; Newman, Frank – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1973
A review of the data which is available for research-or rather the lack of data-and a discussion of the sometimes whimsical substitutes for hard facts that are used in making decisions, followed by the proposal of a unified data-collecting umbrella organization to serve the total educational community. (Author)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Data, Databases, Decision Making
Peer reviewedMacGowan, Bradford – Journal of College Admission, 1999
States that the process for college admissions has become stressful for students, families, and counselors. Discusses the process from different perspectives to determine if there are better ways to accomplish the steps involved. Examines issues of early decision, use of college rankings, making admission policies available on the web, helping…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants
Download full textMahoney, John L. – Journal of College Admission, 2004
This document is a personal account of a college admission professional that traveled to meet perspective students. Out of 44 schools that he visited, the final school left him with a powerful impression of what this process is for young people and those who make their living working with them. Most people agree that today?s college admission…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Admissions Counseling, Late Adolescents, College Admission
Stedron, Jennifer M.; Shah, Tajel; Bautsch, Brenda; Martin, Patricia; Deye, Sunny; Bailey, Lamar; Handel, Stephen J.; Vasavada, Natasha; Shen, Yilan; Exstrom, Michelle; Shelton, Sara; Santiago, Helen; Bell, Julie Davis; Quin, Bradley J.; Baum, Sandy; Bell, Julie Davis; Sturtevant, Anne; Bautsch, Brenda; Williams, Ronald; Kerouac, Pamela; Badolato, Vincent – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
There are formidable challenges at every level of the system that confront students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. In 2007, the College Board formed the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education to study the educational pipeline as a single continuum and identify solutions to increase the number of students who…
Descriptors: Public Policy, State Action, State Legislation, State Surveys
Bos, Johannes; Berman, Jacqueline – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The primary research question for this project was whether a streamlined, relatively inexpensive, counseling-based program that assists low-income high school students with the college and financial application processes can significantly increase college enrollment rates. The intervention was designed to test the hypothesis that lack of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Grade Point Average, Disadvantaged
Stuhr, Robert L. – College and University Business, 1974
Discusses 10 major responsibilities for admissions officers, including: seeing that specific goals have been estabilished; producing a written marketing plan; hiring a competent staff; managing the office and effective use of volunteers. (PG)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admissions Counseling, College Admission, Educational Administration
Goldstein, Mark A. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1979
While most college transfer services are designed for the student on the two-year to four-year track, there is increasing movement in the other directions: two-year to two-year, four-year to four-year, four-year to two-year. This article examines some questions raised by this new trend. (Author)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Transfer Students
Peer reviewedYeagle, Evie; Dickason, Don – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Presents highlights of the National Association of College Admission Counselors' first 50 years. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers, History, National Organizations
Peer reviewedMuir, John B. – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Reviews the many ways in which the Association of College Admission Counselors (ACAC) has translated its concerns and ideas into actions, including the building of the College Admission Center, the printing of an information booklet -- ASK US --, the sponsoring of National College Fairs, and publication of the ACAC journal. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, History, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Direct linkHolleman, Dewey – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2005
The College Recruiters' Quick Guide provides an orientation to Recruitment responsibilities for new admissions professionals and those contemplating a career in college admissions. It is organized to give the reader a quick orientation and down-to-earth advice about what is involved in the admissions profession. This short publication defines the…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Student Recruitment, College Admission, Admissions Officers
