The greatest needs for promoting student enrollment are for awareness of the situation, an attitudinal set that includes research into the thinking of the universities' publics, and the promotion of adjustment techniques to accommodate and inform the prospective market. (Author/PG)

A study was conducted at the University of New South Wales in Australia to determine what happened to applicants who deferred enrollment in 1975 and did not enroll in 1976 at the university. Additionally, information was sought about what deferring applicants thought they had gained from deferment and their opinions generally about the advantages…

A survey was conducted of the 1,055 individuals who were accepted for admission at Kapiolani Community College (KCC) in Fall 1980, but who did not enroll for classes. The survey instrument asked the "no shows" to indicate: (1) all of their reasons for not attending; (2) their single most important reason for not attending; and (3) their…

This report summarizes statistics on application and registration patterns first-year places in the Ontario universities in 1973. Following a summary of system totals, emphasis is placed on applications; registrations and yield ratios; applicants' choice preferences-universities; applicants' choice preferences-programmes; regular applicants'…

A major administrative and research need is the explicit integration of behavioral educational objectives, such as student body quality or student academic success, with present college costing and planning models. With this objective in mind, this study develops a freshman admissions planning model which classifies high school graduates by…

This report states that since master's, doctoral, and professional programs (M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., J.D., and Pharm. D.) are quite different in their nature and admissions patterns, these three general divisions must be discussed separately. After a brief summary of admission patterns for each type of program, there are three statistical…

In 1971 the registrar of the University of Guelph was authorized to assess possible need for and to design an application center for admission to Ontario universities. The study had as its terms of reference the following: (1) to analyze the needs of the universities, the students, and the Department of University Affairs in respect of…

The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is a nonprofit centralized service for processing applications to participating U.S. medical schools. Its rationale, phases of development, growth in participation, and benefits are discussed. (LBH)

Student perceptions of nation-wide surgical residency application procedures were evaluated in this study designed to determine areas in need of reform. The data indicate that the majority of students are not completely satisfied with the present interviewing process. (LBH)

Reports on undergraduate admissions processes at four elite universities. Results show that the Asian American admission rate is below the overall admission rate. Reasons for lower rates are discussed, as are the consequences of manipulating admissions to achieve diversity. (PS)

In order to determine whether the institution is a good match for a learning disabled college applicant, the admissions counselor needs to ask appropriate questions concerning the student's academic survival strategies. (MSE)

A theoretical model of decision-making was used to determine the influence of perceived differences in 27 institutional characteristics on college applicants' final college choice, using data from an annual survey by John Carroll University. (MSE)

Service academies have found that parental influence is a significant factor in the application and selection processes. Project Outreach of the Coast Guard Academy, a parent-to-parent contact using volunteers supervised by the Admissions Office, represents a way of showing concern regarding each student's uniqueness and of constructively…

American graduate schools need to sharpen their techniques when screening the growing group of foreign applicants requiring professional skills. An institution's admissions process can either enhance its overall institutional quality and prestige or seriously harm it in a short time. (MSE)