College admissions and enrollment management woes:"the doubling and trebling of students who are frenziedly competing to get into about 35 to 50 of the most selective [schools]." Forecasts of nationwide enrollment crises to come.
The year: 1962. #emchat
More college admissions woes: HS transcripts aren't standardized and they're a total mess. School counselor loads are way too big.
The year: 1962
More college admissions woes: is class rank a useful metric or just unfair?
The year: 1962.
More college admissions woes: College admissions officers should pay more attention to social-emotional skills.
The year: 1962.
More college admissions woes: Colleges need much better school profiles.
The year: 1962.
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More college admissions woes: Students who go to certain private schools have an advantage over other students just by virtue of going there.
The year: 1962.
It sounded like it was really bad in 1962. Thankfully, all the problems bedeviling college admissions 57 years ago have now been solved.
source: hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015…
It’s too bad that a standardized transcript wasn’t created in 1962.
I think standardization of transcripts, school profiles, & applications would make college admissions fairer & more efficient.
But Americans love liberté more than égalité; might be why it’s still 1962.
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