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Jackson, Rex – 1976
Data are presented concerning the numbers of students taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and their mean scores for the period 1959 through l976. The implications of these results in relation to changes in the candidate group…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Problems
Mare, Robert D. – 1977
In this paper, logistic response models of the effects of parental socioeconomic characteristics and family structure on the probability of making selected school transitions for white American males are estimated by maximum likelihood. Transition levels examined include: (l) completion of elementary school; (2) attendance at high school; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Income
Download full textMinnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, St. Paul. – 1977
The nature and scope of the enrollment problem in Minnesota, plans and policies to deal with the problem, statewide policy implication of the problem and ways to effectively meet the challenges posed by the problem are discussed. A summary and analysis of enrollment trends in Minnesota are provided in Chapter 1, including specific projected…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand
Dahl, Randall W. – 1981
Personal and academic background characteristics of 1980 Kentucky high school graduates and the influence of these factors on the graduates' educational plans in general, and the relationship between the students' college of choice and the actual institution in which they enrolled were studied. The analysis was based on data drawn from an initial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Thurston, Alice – 1981
In Fall 1981, a Chancellor's Counseling Advisory Committee was formed in the Los Angeles Community College District to analyze current counseling practices and, with the help of a counseling consultant, make recommendations for improvement. This report first presents summaries of the Committee's deliberations and their recommendations, which were…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Accountability, Career Counseling, Career Planning
Prather, James E. – 1981
Trends in academic performance from 1961 to 1979 for entering freshmen at Georgia State University were examined. Verbal and mathematics scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school average (HSA), and freshman grade point average (GPA) were analyzed. It was found that SAT verbal and mathematics scores remained generally stable; over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Russell, C. N. – 1980
The postsecondary plans and aspirations of twelfth grade students in Manitoba, Canada were surveyed in 1980. In addition to the general post-high school plans (college attendance, employment, and other options), specific information was obtained on their institutional and program choices if further schooling was to be pursued. The influence of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1981
After identifying data sources and defining terms, this report presents tables and graphs detailing 1979-80 enrollment statistics for the 58-member North Carolina Community College System. The first 12 tables delineate: (1) headcount enrollment in nine program areas by institution and (2) by quarter; (3) annual headcount enrollment (1958-1980),…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Response Analysis Corp., Princeton, NJ. – 1978
College applicants taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) were surveyed regarding the tests, college admission in general, and the communications received concerning the test and their scores. Separate questionnaires were administered before taking the SAT or TSWE, after taking the test, and after…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Biographical Inventories, College Admission, College Bound Students
Lynch, James – 1980
The use of advanced placement in high school through the College Entrance Examination Board test and the offering of college courses for students at the high school level are considered. A survey of colleges and universities on the waiving of courses versus actual credit granting, the transferability of college credits earned while in high school,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education)
Kehoe, John J. – 1980
The study examines patterns in students' choices of in-state and out-of-state colleges, with regard to certain academic and economic variables such as class standing, parental income, financial support, and costs. It then examines the impact that financial aid would have on their choices. A survey was undertaken of 26,903 Pennsylvania public and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Costs, Financial Support
Noon, John – 1980
Practical and precise advice and guidelines are detailed in this volume to assist Navajo high school students in their pursuit of a college education. Part I describes considerations when choosing a college and includes a college selection worksheet. Part II outlines college admissions procedures with emphasis on A.C.T. registration and testing,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, College Admission, College Bound Students
GRINDER, ROBERT E. – 1967
THE MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE STUDY WAS UPON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT, AMONG ADOLESCENT BOYS, STRONG ORIENTATION TOWARD THE FATHER AND DISINTEREST IN THE YOUTH CULTURE WILL PREDICT INVOLVEMENT IN THE COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND CONVERSELY, WEAK ORIENTATION TOWARD THE FATHER AND HIGH INVOLVEMENT IN THE YOUTH CULTURE WILL PREDICT POTENTIAL DROPOUT…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Choice, College Bound Students, Dropout Characteristics
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Doucette, Donald S. – 1980
A study was conducted to compare the academic persistence, performance, and degree attainment of three groups of students who were enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at Arizona State University, the University of Arizona or Northern Arizona University between 1976 and 1980. The study groups were defined in terms of the students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age, Bachelors Degrees
PDF pending restorationBaack, Merrily W., Ed. – 1976
Student mobility in Connecticut has been great, and the number of students moving from one institution to another in 1975 was well over 7,000. The guidebook for students and their counselors is intended to enable a student to develop a plan of study that may include courses at more than one institution. Included are policy profiles for two- and…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Directories
