Author : College Entrance Examination Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Book Synopsis Personal Qualities and Academic Experiences by : College Entrance Examination Board
Download or read book Personal Qualities and Academic Experiences written by College Entrance Examination Board and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the relationship of preadmission characteristics of students was conducted across nine colleges with over 25,000 applicants and 4,800 admitted students. Among the findings are: ratings by college staff were influential in admission decisions, but students so identified were not likely to achieve higher grades or persist into sophomore year at a rate higher than would be predicted by high school grades and test scores; at the most selective institutions, various personal qualities played an important role in selection, whereas colleges rejecting fewer applicants relied less on these qualities; and minority status, college affiliation (e.g., alumni), and ratings by admission staff were more highly related to admission decisions than other sources of data on personal qualities.