U.S. colleges are launching an all-out attack against bogus degree holders trying to enter top graduate schools. The crackdown is spurred by increased student use of faked academic credentials to get into schools of law, medicine and other professions. Here are a few case studies. (Author/RK)

Summarizes responses to a questionnaire identifying ways that students could improve their graduate school applications. Includes a table which shows the characteristics preferred by clinical counseling and school psychology programs. Concludes with suggestions for enhancing applications and summarizes expected changes in programs, numbers of…

This workshop manual is designed to teach financial aid administrators about student eligibility. The first module, "Student Eligibility," defines student eligibility criteria and discusses interpreting output documents and financial aid histories. Module 2 discusses calculating the expected family contribution (EFC) and calculating a student's…

This paper examines how predictive modeling can be used to study application behavior. A relatively new technique, artificial neural networks (ANNs), was applied to help predict which students were likely to get into a large Research I university. Data were obtained from a university in Iowa. Two cohorts were used, each containing approximately…

This study examined the volume of applications filed for full-time admission to American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools between 1985 and 1995. There were found to be two periods of application flow, one of increase (1985 to 1992) and one of decrease (1992 to 1995). Using descriptive statistics, the study finds institutional rates of…

This guide is designed to help students in Alberta, Canada, plan and finance postsecondary education. A student who has made financial plans will have more options when it is time to choose an institution for postsecondary education. How to choose the right school depends on what a student wants from education and what he or she plans for the…

This paper describes the admissions process at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Document imaging and automated workflow technologies have completely transformed the admissions process at Washington State University. All application material is stored in imaged form, and the admissions staff members use automated workflow to…

This brochure in Spanish contains information about finding federal, state, and other sources of information about student financial aid for college. The brochure advises that most of the information private college scholarship search companies provide can be obtained for free elsewhere. Students should ensure that they are not paying for free…

This brochure contains information about finding federal, state, and other sources of information about student financial aid for college. The brochure advises that most of the information private college scholarship search companies provide can be obtained for free elsewhere. Students should ensure that they are not paying for free information,…

The Postsecondary Education Commission, the California State University, and the University of California conducted a study to estimate the proportion of public high school graduates who meet the admission requirements for the two university systems. Students' high school transcripts were submitted electronically from a smaller sample of schools…

This fact sheet provides a brief summary of the University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2003. The study's findings reveal: the eligibility rate for CSU is 28.8%--this is about the same as it was in 1996; the eligibility rate for UC is 14.4%--this is up from 1996, when it was 11.1%; although eligibility rates for African American and Latino…

With the help of new marketing techniques, it is suggested that, admissions officers can better shape their applicant pool and influence who applies to their institutions. Ways to effectively campaign for more and better candidates are offered. A study of mailings based on a Student Search Service survey is described. (Author/MLW)

Explores whether or not colleges and universities accurately present themselves to potential applicants and whether or not students honestly portray themselves to the schools to which they apply. Examines issues involved in recruiting and applying to college. Concludes that the issues of the college admission process are very complex, and that…

Explores high school students' willingness to lie about aspects of themselves when applying to a prestigious college or to a less prestigious college. Results show that students were more inclined to falsify information that would be difficult to verify. Willingness to use deception did not depend on institutional prestige. (MKA)