Although many of the reverse transfer students were experiencing academic difficulty at the university, the large majority of them experienced academic success after transferring to a community college. Therefore, it may be concluded that transfer shock in regard to grade point average in the case of reverse transfer students does not exist.…

This article describes a program that offers freshman college courses taught by college professors to qualified high school seniors in place of the normal senior year curriculum. (Editor)

Counselors who assist secondary school students in planning college careers need to investigate and evaluate the potential assets and unique applications of academic programs that utilize the co-op plan. (Author)

Describes attempts in Britain to unite physics and technical studies in the new GCE A level engineering students (college bound). (Advocates more interdisciplinary efforts and greater use of mathematics.) (TS)

This article stresses advantages of using teachers to aid counselors in providing personalized assistance to students seeking information on colleges. They are not paid to promote a particular school, they generally come from a diversified geographical and educational background, and they offer a more personalized touch than a college directory or…

A recent study measures the effect of a 15-minute tape-narrated slide presentation about careers in industrial education teaching on changing the attitudes about those careers held by students with differing values. (GR)

The only form of marketing important to an admissions department, direct marketing, whose principal vehicle is direct mail, is identified as an organized method for sharing and distributing information to prospective students. Target audiences, marketing administration, and effective mailings are discussed. (MLW)

Recommends a program of effective course-related library instruction in such areas as specialized encyclopedias, explaining research, locating sources, and use of indexes for students in secondary schools. (CMV)

A college-bound senior at a Chicago high school delivered this article at the Assembly Meeting of the Midwestern Regional College Board in Chicago. The article suggests ways in which admissions officers can make recruitment techniques more personal and geared to the needs of the students. (Author)

Studied how preacademic students acquired revision strategies based upon their individual cognitive abilities. Revision Cuing Devices, teacher intervention and student reaction, peer support and collaboration, think-aloud protocols, and holistic assessments were used to develop individual strategies. Eventually revision support faded without signs…