The admissions counselor who admits foreign students is seen as an expert on the intricacies and patterns of international education. Organization is the key to the admissions counselor's work. (MLW)

Syracuse University's Project Advance (one of the first high school college cooperative programs in the United States through which college courses, taught in high schools by high school faculty, are taken for college credit) is described. (MLW)

Computer technology has the potential to fundamentally alter present approaches to admitting, registering, recording grades, and servicing students. Some of the driving forces toward change and the restraining forces working against change at most universities are identifed. (MLW)

A study of the value of information about high school students' achievement and personal qualities for predicting performance in a combined baccalaureate/medical degree program and in the first year of residency is reported. The study was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. (MLW)

Wayne State University's experiences in altering its deferred tuition payment plan to improve cash flow but not adversely affect enrollment are outlined and analyzed. The new plan saved money for the university and encouraged early registration, and most students opted to prepay tuition, saving the late payment fee. (MSE)

An academic enrichment program was designed for a large state university and an experiment conducted to test its effectiveness in enhancing high-risk students' academic performance. Students in the enrichment program significantly outperformed control group students but only within the program's scope. The need for continuing support efforts is…

Results of a survey of 511 institutions concerning the organization and administration of both traditional early admission programs and early admission of exceptionally gifted children are reported. Information is included on: program origin; restrictions on credits, sessions, and course level; special counseling; recruitment; agreements with high…

The American system of grading is criticized by a British educator as heavily goal- and test-oriented. Problems arising from use of grade contracts at a large state university for students studying in England are discussed, including student expectations and study habits, differing assessment methods and criteria, and exploitation of faculty. (MSE)

From the experience of the California State University, Northridge Freshman Cluster Program and other institutions' experiences, it is found that cluster students have been generally more persistent while in the cluster program, viewed the program as helpful in making and maintaining friendships, and performed at about the same level as noncluster…

Common quantitative measures used as indicators of institutional quality (library holdings, student faculty ratio, expenditures) may be less revealing than other factors (out-of-class student-faculty interaction, special living environments, the institution's informal organization, etc.). Admissions staff should have such information available for…

A study of the perceived importance of selected tasks for building and coordinating educational articulation programs in Alabama and the frequency with which those tasks were actually performed by articulation personnel revealed considerable disagreement about both the functions of articulation programs and their administration. (MSE)

Admissions officers and registrars will have greater opportunities for institutional leadership because of the institution-wide scope of their work, the importance of recruiting and retaining students, and the growth of external responsiblities among other administrators. These officers should increase their professional development efforts in the…

A model is presented for the development of effective, flexible student information systems that are directed by users' needs rather than other forces. The conceptual design, detail design, and policy consideration are discussed. Focus is on the development process rather than the final product. (MSE)

Results are reported of a national college survey investigating procedures for transfering credit, and the quality and quantity of credits accepted at two- and four-year colleges and universities. The data from 835 respondents were manipulated by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. (LB)

Analysis of the joint submission of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores by 10,704 high school seniors shows that relatively few colleges compete with each other in local student markets. This suggests that state and institutional policies for adapting to demographically induced enrollment declines will be severely constrained by the competitive…