Discontinuing the class rank system has not affected the admission of students to college in this case. (SP)

A college admissions officer explains and illustrates some of the headaches of evaluating non-traditional high school transcripts. (Editor)

Professional geographers are fairly well-paid and will be in greater demand in fields such as environmental management, location analysis, urban and regional planning, computer mapping, and geographic information systems. This article outlines career possibilities for college graduates in six broad geography curriculum areas. Includes three…

This article describes a program that offers freshman college courses taught by college professors to qualified high school seniors in place of the normal senior year curriculum. (Editor)

Various reasons are given for the unrealiability of class rank as an indicator of academic success; author is head of a small private college-preparatory school. (SP)

The Monitoring the Future research team found that high school seniors in the class of 1995 spent about the same amount of time doing homework as seniors in the class of 1976. However, 1991-95 college-bound seniors spent an average of 7.5 hours per week on homework, whereas their counterparts in 1976-78 spent an average of 8.1 hours weekly, a…

In a nationwide study of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders, most students reported using a computer for schoolwork. About half the students in all 3 grades reported usage of 2 or fewer hours weekly. Girls tend to use computers more than boys, and college-bound students more than noncollege-bound students. (MLH)

The American education agenda suggests a clear commitment to the development of programs and practices to increase equitable participation in higher education. During a time when equity-based policy initiatives are under attack in the United States, governmental TRIO Programs remain one proven pathway for ensuring college preparedness and access…

A review of the literature makes it clear that high school record has been and is a valid and possibly even an increasingly important predictor of college work. (Author)

Understanding international affairs today requires multiple perspectives. College-bound high school students must possess a world history background, an international system perspective, and an understanding of "normal" international conflict, noncoercive techniques of statecraft, and the importance of nonstate actors in international politics.…

Before tackling college level courses in U.S. diplomatic history, students shoud be well-grounded in facts about American isolationism, expansionism, the Monroe Doctrine, major wars, relations with the major powers, the Open Door policy, the Cold War, and Vietnam--all national security manifestations. Open-minded instruction is essential. (MLH)

Students who enjoy the advantage of a good world geography course in high school are receiving a firm basis for subsequent learning as college students and future citizens. Geography builds on a world image that furthers understanding of a totally integrated community by reaching beyond country and region. Includes two references. (MLH)

Data from the 1992 Monitoring the Future study show that high school seniors would prefer more counseling assistance on most topics, especially in career planning or job choice, education or training plans, and assistance with course selection. College-bound seniors are more satisfied with counseling services than noncollege-bound seniors. (MLH)

Reviews evidence of students' increased math course-taking in the American College Testing database, based on systematic 10% samples of all students with valid ACT composite scores in 1987, 1990, 1993, and 1996 graduating classes. Students generally took more math courses in 1996. Since 1987, females increased math course taking and ACT test…

Results of a study by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors; data is tabulated. (SP)