This report presents results of the fall 1998 Non-Matriculant Survey, conducted every two to three years, to analyze the matriculation process and determine the factors associated with non-matriculation at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. Major findings include: (1) the College matriculation rate has leveled off at 57% since the mid-1990s;…

This study investigated 10-year trends of first-time-in-college (FTIC) and community college applicants to major public institutions in Florida, focusing on how an institution's geographic location affected applicant enrollment patterns. The investigation also examined the influence of geographic location on applicants applying to a single…

Medical school admissions committees are expected to select physicians with specific attributes such as intelligence, altruism, dutifulness, and compassion. Besides basing these attributes on the best professional judgment of the physicians and medical school faculty, there has been little quantitative research to determine the psychological…

Research indicates that students whose parents did not attend college are more likely than their non first-generation counterparts to be less academically prepared for college, to have less knowledge of how to apply for college and for financial assistance, and to have more difficulty in acclimating themselves to college once they enroll. They are…

A British report recommending widespread compulsory retirement of mathematics faculty based on current enrollment trends and predictions is analyzed and criticized for both its statistics and its assumptions. It is argued that social influences in enrollment and social considerations in public policy toward education are largely being ignored.…

Reports results of a study exploring why more women are not attracted to engineering technology (ET). Lists percentages of men and women recruited into ET programs, their family backgrounds, achievement and expectations, extracurricular and cultural interests, and choice of vocation and work attitudes. Recommends steps to improve recruitment and…

Career development has become the focus of the mission of Doane College (Nebraska), with programs for applicants, students and alumni. Doane's program illustrates how a comprehensive career education model can be applied in liberal arts college. (MSE)

"Catch-22" problems of the Buckley Amendment are discussed. It is concluded that the right of access should extend to applicants as well as enrolled students, and should not be subject to waiver. Available from So. Calif. Law Review, Law Center, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90007. (MSE)

The Preadmission Counseling Program produces better informed students and fewer no-shows from application to matriculation. The home visit group had the greatest "show" rate and were better persisters. The resources committed produced a good investment. (JAC)

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)

This study of the role of medical school admissions committees as it relates to the mental health of applicants focuses on the composition of the committees and policies for applicants with former mental health problems. The impact of federal legislation regarding the handicapped on admissions procedures is discussed. (Author/JMD)

A student information system, repository of most essential customer information and registration data, is especially vulnerable to data corruption because of its many different users. A hypothetical case illustrates how service to a college applicant can be compromised by inattention in system use. Specific areas of system vulnerability are noted,…

Among high school seniors, some of the best and brightest are reticent to write about themselves. One high school counselor designed small group guidance sessions in which students learned collaboratively to write effective and useful peer reports and personal statements. (MSE)

Much marketing information can be obtained for admissions policy formation and forecasting from existing data sources, including course perceptions, the nature of the competition, and the admissions policies of the competition. The British university application system would benefit by exploiting computer applications of this concept. (MSE)

Discusses the founding of Baruch College in July of 1968. Explores the aims of the college that included efforts to provide a quality education promoting the upward social and economic mobility of working-class minority students. Discusses administrative and public policy issues that impeded the efforts to meet these goals. (JS)