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How to Make Better College Admission Decisions: Considering High School Quality and Other Factors
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Tam, Mo-Yin S.; Sukhatme, Uday – Journal of College Admission, 2004
A student?s standardized examination score and high school percentile rank are two intitative factors admission often uses to form a selection index, which is one of the main criteria used to make college admission decisions, especially in public universities. While the standardized scores are based on national examinations, the high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Universities, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
NACAC Guide to College Guides: The Students Edition and the Counselors Edition.
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Journal of College Admissions, 1989
Describes growing popularity and shortcomings of commercially published guidebooks which rate and/or evaluate colleges and universities. Suggests questions counselors should pose when evaluating guidebooks. States National Association of College Admission Counselors' policy to not encourage or participate in any evaluation system undertaken for…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Admission, Evaluation Criteria
Evaluating the Quality of Collegiate Environments.
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Schuh, John; Kuh, George – Journal of College Admission, 1991
Recommends that counselors advise students to look at seven often underemphasized, but important, aspects of college life that should be considered when examining student recruitment publications and visiting colleges and universities. Offers advice to high school students about how to evaluate the quality of these aspects of the learning…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, High School Students, High Schools
Creating a Successful Minority Affairs Position: Guidelines for Institutions and Individuals.
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Spotts, Bethany L. – Journal of College Admission, 1991
Suggests 10 guidelines (5 for institutions and 5 for individuals) to ensure that minority affairs person is effective, valued, and respected member of college administration. Recommends that institutions be specific about duties of minority affairs counselor, create campuswide understanding of scope of the position, make minority affairs position…
Descriptors: College Admission, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Student Personnel Services
Guidelines for Evaluating Undergraduate Music and Music Education Programs.
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Gratto, Sharon Davis – Journal of College Admission, 1993
Proposes 10 questions that can serve as guidelines to evaluate undergraduate music program for students who wish to pursue music major or minor and 5 additional questions that can serve as specific guidelines in considering music education programs. Includes evaluation checklist and Music Teacher Certification Program Checklist. (NB)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Ten Ways to Get Attention with Your Press Releases.
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Van Kooten, Valerie – Journal of College Admission, 1994
Recommends 10 steps that can increase chances of having press release published. Advises readers to use required format; determine what constitutes news; keep release short; include contact person in release; incorporate good quotes; send releases to right person; understand that release will be edited; time arrival of release; follow up with…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Mass Media Role