A recent court decision that a medical school applicant could not sue a medical school for noncompliance with federal antidiscrimination law, and its subsequent overturning in appeal, are analyzed. The court implied private action to adequately protect rights of injured statutory beneficiaries, whether or not the law specifies that right. (MSE)

Statistical information regarding applicants for the 1978-79 first-year medical school class are reported. The data include numbers of applicants, numbers accepted, men and women applicants, minority applicants and acceptees, and scores on the New Medical College Admission Test and acceptance status for selected subpopulations of the applicant…

Results of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for 1980 are reported. The data include positions offered and filled by medical specialty and type of applicant. Applicant types are classified as U.S. students, North American graduates, and foreign graduates. Comparisons are made with the NRMP results for 1979. (JMD)

A new machine records system designed for the McMaster University's Office of the Registrar is described. The new system uses data received from the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, as well as data received directly from applicants. Effective use of the computer allows staff more time for counseling and providing information. (MLW)

To improve cooperative programs by selecting qualified students, Manchester High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia, uses teamwork in the form of a screening committee consisting of the principal, assistant principals, program coordinators, and guidance counselors to review student applications, examine student records, and interview the…

Data on the registration patterns of 203 applicants accepted to a regional comprehensive university but registering late found that 15 never made it to the fifth day of class, 22 withdrew officially, 7 were withdrawn administratively for failure to complete documentation, and 1 was suspended for falsifying an official document. Interviews with six…

A new business is using the Internet to sell compositions written by successful applicants to 60 competitive colleges and schools. Personnel of the service claim the essays are not to encourage plagiarism but to help disadvantaged or underprepared students compete. Admissions counselors disagree, and some are prepared to reject applicants…

Offers advice on helping students to gather information about the title professions, seek health-related experience, and prepare academically competitive portfolios. Discusses admission procedures, including application timelines, standardized tests, interviews, and letters of evaluation. (EV)

Describes how a program at Dorchester High School in Boston, Massachusetts--the College Opportunity and Career Help (Coach) program--aims to find the best way to get more low-income students to apply for higher education. (EV)

Used data from California and a simplified model of the University of California admissions process to explore how various approaches to admissions affect the diversity of the admitted student population. The only approach that substantially increased minority student representation was accepting most students on the basis of within-school rather…

The study with 497 majority and 82 minority medical students found that grade point averages for undergraduate science courses and a composite Medical College Admissions test score based on science and reading subtests were both valid and equally predictive of scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners Examination, Part I. (Author/DB)

Rather than an unbiased accumulation of evidence, the work argues the authors' position, which includes advocating the use of achievement tests in the college admissions process. Arguments against use of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are primarily based on analyses of data from the National Longitudinal Study of 1972. (SLD)

While it is still not clear where the trend toward increased doctoral program applicants, up to 25 percent in some institutions, comes from or is going, it may ultimately help reduce the predicted faculty shortage. More minority candidates are reported by some schools. (MSE)

A sequential screening procedure has been proposed in Queensland, based on what is known in decision theory as a 'lexicographic ordering.' The concept is explained, and some of the associated assumptions, implications and shortcomings are examined. (Author/MLW)

A study evaluated the use of a video cassette as an early recruitment tool, with respect to promoting viewer awareness and increasing rate of application to the undergraduate pharmacy program. Analysis of questionnaires showed that the videotape increased knowledge the profession. (Author/MLW)