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ERIC Number: EJ370581
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Only Fair Way for Elite Colleges to Choose Their Freshman Classes Is by Random Selection.
Jump, James W.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n33 pA52 Apr 27 1988
The excess of qualified candidates at selective colleges distorts the way in which applications are evaluated. Admission committees are put in the position of looking for reasons to exclude. The fair way to choose a freshman class from among too many qualified applicants is by some type of random selection. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, College Applicants, College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Elitism, Higher Education, Selective Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Groups); Randomization