The secondary school counselor in a desegregated school is frequently in a position to identify ability in black students and to help them advance academically as well as to guide them in career choices. (JD)

Reviews the basic questions which should be asked by the prospective college bound student in his efforts to select an appropriate university. (SL)

Four colleges are now helping migrant students through the federally-funded College Assistance Migrant Program, which provides the children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers with the financial, academic, and psychological resources they need to compete with traditional middle-class students. (LBH)

Examined factors related to college attendance by nonwhite students. Addressed the concerns of nonwhite students about attending college, male-female differences in those concerns, and differences between black (N=72) and white (N=105) college bound high school students. Identified several counseling needs of college-bound nonwhite students. (ABB)

Reviews five books that help high school students select and gain entrance into a college. (ARH)

Discusses the revision of the curriculum for college-bound students. States three apparent needs: conceptual knowledge, note- and test-taking skills, and critical thinking skills. Provides suggestions for developing these areas, devoting much attention to critical thinking. (GEA)

Data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Graduating Class of 1972 and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study are analyzed to confirm or challenge common assumptions about community college students' attendance, transfer, and graduation patterns. (MSE)

Describes behaviors typical of high aspiration high school students denied admission to prestigious colleges. Students feel inadequate, parents may be devastated, and students and families may plot to influence the admission office. Counselors play a vital role in assisting student and family with an objective assessment of remaining alternatives.…

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching conducted a nationwide survey of high school seniors and their parents. Parents and how they shape their youngsters' post-high school plans, the qualities they look for in a college, and what they expect their children to gain are discussed. (MLW)

Between 1980 and 1984 SAT scores rose 8 points for whites and 15 points for non-whites, but the overall mean increased only 7 points. This article explains that this is not an arithmetic error, but an example of a statistical phenomenon called Simpson's Paradox. It describes how to avoid it. (JAZ)

Reports on a survey of modern languages students at one school in Great Britain. The responding students were doing at least one foreign language to A level and were applying for courses in universities, polytechnic or colleges of higher education that involved the study of foreign languages in their degree courses. (SED)

The history of community colleges is traced, with attention to community services, remedial education, and transfer, occupational, and terminal programs. Also considered are increased educational access, student consumerism, part-time enrollments, new community college roles, faculty, curriculum, instruction, and future concerns. (Author/SW)

Describes the International Baccalaureate Office, which currently provides and assesses an upper-secondary program (eleventh and twelfth grades) for 150 schools located worldwide. Suggests that American and European educational systems can learn from each other, allowing for social service, aesthetic activities, and experiential learning, as well…

A nationwide survey of 1980 high school seniors conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) showed a significant lack of knowledge among prospective college students regarding financial aid programs. The question of whether college attendance is dependent on knowledge of financial aid programs is discussed. (MLW)

Evidence from a Rochester, New York study of high school and college students suggests that, for major student segments, higher education can be a negative product. Students may attend college to get away from family, procrastinate from job-seeking, locate a spouse, or meet higher job and salary requirements. Marketing implications are discussed.…