Admissions selectivity, far from being restricted by open-door policies, is actually spiraling with everything else-both in terms of high academic scores and finances but, unlike other forms of inflation, it leads through shrinking candidate pools to nowhere. (Author)

This article discusses the consortium method of recruiting college students. The authors stress the positive benefits of planned cooperation, such as a greater diversity of academic programs, increased student services, and a reduction in the need for annual increases in tuition and fees. (Author/PC)

Much has been written and proclaimed down through the ages about Ethics. The tendency is to generalize to the point that one ends up merely being "against sin." Here, the author proposes that any discussion of Ethics in the 1970's must be based on money. Presented at the NACAC Annual Conference, New York, 1974. (Author)

Change in admissions is inevitable and already here, and thus the only option is to manage the change or let it manage us. Two presentations are offered: (1) Is the Bell Tolling for Private Colleges?'', given at the NACAC annual conference in San Antonio in October, 1972, and (2) Admissions Is Not Marketing,'' presented to the Middle States…

The author contends that a system which provides the individual with multiple methods of financing his education to increase his educational options will find the system open, diversified and responsive. (Author)

The establishment of the Bard College Immediate Decision Plan (IDP) two years ago was a significant departure from the conventional admissions procedure. The IDP seeks to eliminate the artificial delay between application and acceptance to or rejection from college, and to make either decision a more meaningful event. (Author)

The lifeblood of a college is its students. A decline in potential students and an increase in the need for student tuition payments to balance budgets augurs increased competition between colleges and college admissions recruiters. What new ethics governing recruiting should apply to financially solvent colleges? to financially desperate…

Admissions and public affairs offices often work together but usually at arm's length. New College of the University of South Florida, faced with severe staff and budget cutbacks, decided to formalize a closer relationship between the two offices to help increase enrollment. The relationship proved an effective, goal-oriented arrangement. (Author)

Each year high school students match wits with the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. The results help determine who gets into the most selective colleges. The tests are the subject of a growing debate. This article examines possible bias and its effects. (Author/JAC)

Institutions are unique in many features such as programs and academic and social climate. In order to maintain the opportunity to present these unique features, institutions need to demonstrate their capability to devise methods for improving information dissemination, independent of government pressure. (Author)

This article addresses itself to the current role of the admissions officer as a professional. It also probes the various aspects of one institution's decision to base its admissions decisions on continuance of competitive academic standards in the face of fiscal crisis and recent administrative dismissals. (Author)

Sampled colleges nationwide to determine whether admissions criteria differed significantly for minority groups. Results indicated minorities are expected to show evidence of quantifiable accomplishment. Noncognitive factors were less important. Private and Protestant colleges were more likely to consider motivation and admissions interviews. (JAC)