This publication provides a compilation of statistical information covering Pennsylvania high school graduates in public schools for the 2006-07 school year. Information is provided on race/ethnicity, gender and intended post-high school activity of graduates, including those who are college-bound. Information is also provided on special…

Delineates specific strategies that will prove helpful to high school counselors when dealing with potentially college-bound learning-disabled students, including career counseling, awareness of college programs and requirements, fitting the student to the college, promoting the development of organizational and study skills, assisting students to…

Focuses on marketing strategies for college admission and examines the essential interaction between admission and academic units as a means of enhancing retention and producing informed, satisfied consumers/students. (KS)

Notes that, although school counselors can play critical role in helping students with learning disabilities prepare for college, many such students are not being adequately served by their counselors. Defines learning disabilities, discusses gaining entry into college, explains school counselor's role in helping student access support services,…

The lack of base preparation for Mexican Americans that results in their underrepresentation in college is discussed, and some beginning remedies for the identified problems are suggested. Barriers at four-year colleges and universities are identified in areas of finances, unfair admissions criteria, academic preparedness, and the lack of Hispanic…

Reviews background and definitions associated with learning disabilities. Discusses college admissions process for learning disabled students, including difficulties associated with using standardized tests. Recommends that colleges clarify their admission policies and procedures for learning disabled students and that colleges supply this…

Explores how to design effective admissions rating system by looking at selection of academic and personal measures, derivation of academic rating, personal rating, accounting for different testing patterns, and other advantages. Emphasizes importance of ensuring students that their folders will be reviewed in their entirety and that review…

Presents a marketing strategy to assist admissions personnel in recruiting academically strong students to colleges and universities. Discusses the importance of institutional prestige and faculty achievement as well as the need to involve faculty in student recruitment. (JAC)

Describes ways to cope with the costs of higher education, including comparing how different colleges award and structure aid packages, paying off debts, and otherwise managing assets. (SK)

Describes program to instruct teachers on how to write effective letters of recommendation for their students in the college admissions process. Claims this program represents a way to serve the needs of students, helping them to make a more successful match between their abilities and their postsecondary placements. (ABL)

Discusses preparing students for college admission requirements, specifically outlining desired English curriculum for college admission credit and suggesting how to advise students. One high school's English curriculum options are appended, as is a list of 56 colleges and universities surveyed to find out what they expect from high school English…

Discusses the competition by the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities for the top black students. The paper examines guidelines for student financial aid packages and some schools' recruitment tactics. (GLR)

Describes the collaborative effects of a community college and public school system in offering a joint enrollment program for high school students. Describes background of the program, criteria for admission, program implementation, program advantages and disadvantages, and the challenge for the future. (ABB)

The letter of intent signed by college-bound high school athletes, which commits them to play their sport at a particular college and commits the institution to an athletic scholarship, is college sports' equivalent of a professional athlete's contract with his team. (MSE)

The rise in the number of students who showcase their particular talents on videos sent along with written applications to college admissions offices is discussed. Most are tapes of the student performing on stage or in sporting events, but some range from visual autobiographies to comic and dramatic productions. (MLW)