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Analyzing Selection Procedures of Members of a School of Pharmacy Admissions Committee
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Saunders, Carol S. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1978
At Texas Southern University's School of Pharmacy, criteria were established for evaluating applicants and determining a relative weighting scheme. Objectivity and reliability of decisions were increased. Criteria included college GPA, GPA for science courses, race, Texas residency, letters of recommendation, PCAT scores, and ACT or SAT scores.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
The Applicant Interview as a Predictor of Resident Performance.
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Komives, Eugenie; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
An attempt to assess the validity of the personal interview in the selection of residents for the program in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is reported. The data suggest that the residency interview may be of greater value to applicants than to selection committees. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Graduate Medical Education
Developing a Prediction Model to Reduce a Growing Number of Psychology Majors.
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Shepperd, James A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Discusses increased numbers of undergraduate psychology majors and strategies to reduce them. Proposes a prediction model based on the grade point average of graduating psychology students. Concludes that student performance in introductory psychology courses may provide one predictive measure of later achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
Student Selection and Performance in the Faculty of Law, the University of Adelaide.
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Bradsen, J. R.; Farrington, J. A. – Australian Universities' Review, 1986
A study of applicants, matriculating students, and transfer students of the University of Adelaide (Australia) Faculty of Law examines applicant and student characteristics and performance in specific law school courses. Other factors such as performance in elective subjects, sex differences, withdrawal from school, and socioeducational background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Predicting Admissions Committee Behavior in a Medical School.
Wergin, Jon F. – 1981
The decisions made by admissions committee members of the Medical College of Virginia were studied to determine the criteria used to arrive at value judgments and to analyze variations in predicted ratings based on these criteria. All 983 applicants to the 1980-81 entering class of the medical school who underwent file review evaluations (the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
Statistical Models for College Admission and Enrollment: A Case Study for a Selective Liberal Arts College.
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Bruggink, Thomas H.; Gambhir, Vivek – Research in Higher Education, 1996
This study applied probability models in a four-year case study at a selective liberal arts college. The study found that, while admissions decisions matched institutional goals for student characteristics, discrepancies between acceptance and enrollment decisions frustrated the institution's efforts to achieve diversity and highlighted the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission, College Applicants
A Survey of University of South Florida Applicants to Professional Schools in the Health Sciences.
Williams, Walter E. – 1978
At the University of South Florida the College of Natural Sciences administers the premedical sciences advising program. The program is designed to assist students seeking admission to a professional school in the health sciences. Advisors in the program have the dual responsibility of counselor and evaluator. The evaluation process estimates the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), College Applicants, Competitive Selection