Discusses cooperative school-college programs with respect to academic preparations of high school students, strengthening program articulation, heightening high school student interest in liberal arts education, and increasing the number of academically gifted students attending community colleges. Recommends increasing cooperative efforts to…

Describes a study of the effects of the presence of a postsecondary institution within a county on high school students' chances of: going to college; going to a college within the county; and going to any college of the same type as the local college. Provides a research review. (CAM)

Discusses the student consumer movement, examines problems facing community college transfer students, offers observations on the transfer process, and recommends practices that could make transfer less painful and more equitable. Reviews the activities of Project CHOICE, designed to help students make better choices in selecting a college. (DMM)

Standardized tests will continue to be useful tools in selective admissions, but auxiliary services of such agencies as the College Board, which allows persons to systematically plan, manage, and evaluate operations, may well be the means of survival in the 80s. (Author)

The team concept, in increased professionalism of admissions staffs, is the key to successful market positioning. Results show admission staffs increased recruitment efforts by 50 percent, decreased the budget by 10 percent, and, for the past two years, have exceeded new student goals. (Author)

Compared ACT Interest Inventory results from Native American college-bound students and Caucasian college-bound students. Congruence levels between interest scale scores and stated choice of educational major were similar for both ethnic groups. The similarity of inventory results across groups suggests that common interpretations are appropriate…

Studied the top 10 percent of the 1979 high school graduating seniors in Oregon. Reported patterns relating to post-high school activities, colleges attended, scholastic aptitude, post-high school plans, high school achievement, and greatest influence on post-high school plans. (RC)

The director of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program for 15 years describes what the program looks like today, why its growth has been steady, and how it has changed. Scholastic Aptitude Test score ranges and Achievement Test Score ranges among AP candidates and college-bound seniors are compared. (Author/MLW)

Control groups' scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Verbal were compared to scores of secondary school students who were exposed to their school's special test preparation programs. Special preparation resulted in an overall difference of eight points on the total score, corresponding to one additional correctly answered item. (Author/GDC)

The extent, type, and quality of information that state postsecondary education agencies provide prospective students regarding higher education opportunities are investigated. Results indicate most states do provide information but it varies in format, content, and quality. Good materials that might serve as models for other states are…

Out of the 1971 NACAC came a resolution calling for an effort to determine secondary school guidance budgetary practices on a national basis. The study reported here is exploratory in nature, leaving the reader to develop the hypotheses relevant to his or her own local situation. (Author)

The school letter has a unique focus, tone. It differs from recommendation letters written by teachers, coaches, or employers because it represents the consensus of the school community, not the point of view of the writer alone. (Author)

The article suggests ways in which admissions officers can make recruitment techniques more personal and geared to the needs of the students. (Author)

Citizens and educators have a responsibility to ensure that students have the right to freely select a college. In a time of inflation and dwindling student numbers, it is imperative that all guard this right as stated in the Principles of Good Practice. (Author)

Identified those characteristics of the admitted students who did not enroll, which were different from the characteristics of the admitted students who did enroll. Knowledge of the differences between the two groups could now be used to predict the probability of nonenrollment. (Author)