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Realities and Myths of the Top 10 Percent Rule
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Johnson, Troy – College and University, 2010
Since its inception in Texas a baker's dozen years ago, educators look forward with every new legislative session to another round of discussion about the "top 10 percent rule," which guarantees admission to the state's public universities for these talented high school graduates. Originally passed as a way to increase enrollment of…
Descriptors: Research Universities, High School Graduates, Criticism, Access to Education
A Decision Rule to Facilitate the Undergraduate Admissions Process
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Sternberg, Robert I. – College and University, 1972
Yale College has devised a classification rule that categorizes applicants into admit, hold for Admissions Committee action, or reject groups. (HS)
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Admission, College Applicants, Competitive Selection
Prediction at a Highly Selective Institution After Corrections Have Been Made for Selection: ACT versus SAT
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Westen, Risdon J.; Lenning, Oscar T. – College and University, 1973
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Higher Education
The Coordinated Admissions Program: A Unique Approach
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Dyer, Peter T. – College and University, 1973
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission (School), Competitive Selection, Computer Programs
Increased Selectivity and Institutional Grading Standards
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Wilson, Kenneth M. – College and University, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Administrative Policy
Processing the Quantitative Part of Admissions Criteria.
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Garrison, Dean H. – College and University, 1981
A statistical model is presented for processing quantitative admission data that weights equally two or more quantitative elements to ensure that the N most consistently high scorers qualify for the N available positions. The quantitative elements considered are overall grade point average (GPA), GPA in selected courses, and standardized test…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection, Decision Making
Assuring Fairness in the Medical School Admission Interview.
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Markert, Ronald J.; Shores, Jay H. – College and University, 1981
The reliability and difficulty level of faculty interviewing of applicants to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are assessed. An index is proposed for classifying interviewers, along with a point system for assuring fairness in assigning interviewers. Tabular data are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Mandated Admissions Requirements and Sound Articulation Principles.
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Spain, Frank H. – College and University, 1987
Florida's mandate of open enrollment for the community colleges and maintenance of the state universities as a limited access system is examined from the perspectives of its origins, perpetuation, problems, and the need for articulation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Admission
Career Counseling for the Rejected Professional School Applicant.
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Randolph, Jerry L.; Weinbach, Robert W. – College and University, 1979
A follow-up study of applicants denied admission for graduate and professional training at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, is described including method, findings, interpretation, and recommendation. The rejections/career-counseling interview is seen to be a useful service for both the applicant and program involved. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants
AP or Vocational.
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Phelps, M. Overton; Swann, Claire C. – College and University, 1986
Twenty highly selective colleges were surveyed to discover the effect on admissibility of a hypothetical high school senior taking a vocational course during the senior year instead of a second advanced placement course. While none would admit the vocational course participant, most would admit his dual-AP-course counterpart. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, College Admission, College Bound Students
Democracy and College Admission Policy: The German Perspective.
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Menacker, Julius – College and University, 1979
The concept of equal educational opportunity in Germany has been limited by traditions of class rigidity and elitism. Faced with inordinate demand for admission, the German response has been to institute a limited admission policy. Generous financial aid and a policy of unlimited time for study have exacerbated admission pressures. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Analysis