In spring 1984, a survey was conducted by Montgomery College (MC) to ascertain the postsecondary educational goals of Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) 11th grade students; to understand students' perceptions of MC; to identify the criteria students use in college selection; and to assess the needs of entering students. Students at 18 of the…

High school youth who believe they belong to an ethnic group that is inferior in capability for higher liberal arts education were interviewed. An article highlighting differences in upbringing and the place of education, particularly higher education, is appended. (NQ)

Study supported by U.S. Office of Education Contract OEC-3-10-080.

The academic performance of 501 Indiana University regional campus transfer students who enrolled on the Bloomington campus for the spring 1980 or fall 1981 semester was studied. Information is presented on the percentages of male and female transfer students at each of the campuses, and the percentages by class membership the first semester at…

This paper asks why college students fail, not only in the sense of academic criteria, but also in terms of the quality of the total college experience. It also considers what counselors can do to insure the best chance for success for their students in their new college environment. The author examines the developmental process of transition and…

This program brings selected minority high school students to engineering schools all over the United States during the summer between their junior and senior year in high school. The students experience activities which familiarize them with engineering and with college. The evaluation of the program was based on pre- and post-data obtained from…

BASIC TO THIS STUDY WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT, IF ACQUAINTANCE WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY IS OF ANY VALUE, ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. TO LEARN HOW JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE PROVIDING SUCH COURSES FOR TERMINAL STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR VISITED 25 COLLEGES, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED FACULTY, VISITED CLASSES, AND…

IN FALL 1960, THE PRELIMINARY SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (PSAT) WAS ADMINISTERED TO A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF 9,745 SENIORS IN 147 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND A SUBSAMPLE OF 2,423 WERE SELECTED FOR FOLLOW-UP. STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA FOR THE SUBSAMPLE INDICATED THAT, OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP, (1) 36 PERCENT WENT TO COLLEGE, WITH ABOUT 19 PERCENT OF THESE…

College-going rates of recent California high school graduates for three public segments of California (Fall 1974 through Fall 1979) and for accredited independent colleges and universities (1977 through 1979) are reported. Gains and losses experienced in various counties are examined in light of statewide trends. The ethnic distribution of high…

The reading level difficulty of college recruitment literature and the ability of college-bound high school students to understand the terminology frequently used in college admissions were studied. The reading difficulty of passages from catalogs collected from 42 colleges and universities was computed using the Flesch Reading Ease Formula. A…

Earlier studies have compared the success of transfers and natives at graduation, but this investigator felt that a first-term grade point average would reveal more about the stress of adjustment to a new academic environment. He therefore compared the achievement, after one semester, of transfer students from the junior college, the state…