Six women aged 20-30 taking an access to allied health professions course were interviewed. Self-efficacy, self-observation, and key life events were significant enrollment influences. Informal guidance during and after compulsory education was also a factor. Few made systematic educational and vocational plans. Most were unaware of available…

Feels admission process should reflect more of what colleges value and be purposefully structured for the prospective student as learning experience. (CM)

Although they work toward the same goal, high school counselors and admission officers often overlook one another as essential resources in the transition to postsecondary education. When addressing the best ways to utilize high school visits, education professionals must remember that while student academic preparation, family support and…

In this article, the author expresses his concern about the current state of the profession and the changes in college admission processes. Paper has been replaced with computers, counseling has been replaced with marketing, and the emphasis on "fit" has been replaced by a preoccupation with prestige, or perceived prestige. These changes point to…

In the last 20 years, more and more Chinese high school graduates have applied to American colleges. They want to study in this country because the Chinese higher education system cannot meet the needs of China's huge population. This article talks about a seven-month, pre-college program hosted by the Graduate School of Education at the…

In this article the author maintains that high school counselors are pressured by their colleagues, students and parents and by their own standards but that all who apply the pressure must share in the accountability. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Atlanta, Georgia, October…

Information on four-year accredited institutions of higher education is presented in four volumes in an early retrievable format to cover the regions of the United States: the northeast, southeast, west, and midwest. It is designed to help counselors, parents, college-bound students, and continuing education students choose a school that best…

Explores the present declining status of tenure and its role in job security. Urges administrators to seek their own creative solutions to the problem of job security. Proposes a "mission contract," a written agreement defining the administrator's task in terms of time, resources, salary, and standards of success and failure. Speech presented at…

Explores what admissions officers are and what they are not. Urges members of the admissions staff to seek a clear definition of conditions of employment and to assume responsibility for securing acceptance of those definitions. In lieu of tenure, Giffin suggests job security and due process. Speech presented at 30th Annual NACAC Conference, New…

The task force study for the NACAC to which the entire September issue of ACAC is devoted, reviews the Constitution of NACAC in the light of changing and expanding needs of NACAC, and studies the relationship between NACAC and the State and Regional branches. (Author/EJT)

Discusses the "consumerist movement" in higher education, as reflected by increasing student complaints, and the growing possibility of new state or federal regulations affecting colleges and universities. Examines some of the major sources of consumer dissatisfaction and recommends that postsecondary institutions undertake self-regulatory…

A study was conducted to evaluate the data-gathering skills of admissions interviewers. Major areas of importance and major problems were identified and recommendations to the admissions committee presented in instructional videotape form to illustrate problems and demonstrate more effective strategies. Conclusions emphasize the importance of…

Admissions counselors must press home to their administrative colleagues the need for an active, well-organized, well-financed admissions division. Among diplomatic yet persistent requests should be the demand for a more prestigious title, increase in salary, acknowledged authority, and immediate and easy access to all levels of the…

The lifeblood of a college is its students. A decline in potential students and an increase in the need for student tuition payments to balance budgets augurs increased competition between colleges and college admissions recruiters. What new ethics governing recruiting should apply to financially solvent colleges? to financially desperate…

Colleges and universities are overlooking a "built-in resource"--the retired guidance counselor--who has much to contribute to the college community and whose talents should not be put to rest. The retired counselor should not be put out to pasture. (Author)