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Old 05-20-2006, 01:56 AM   #1
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If you like admissions' statistics ... the NACAC 2006 Report is out

NACAC's 2006 Annual State of College Admission Report provides analysis of the combined results from the Admission Trends Survey and the Counseling Trends Survey. Based on surveys of school counselors and colleges and universities nationwide, NACAC provides this report to highlight issues of concern to college-bound students, their parents, and the educators who serve them.

Executive summary is at

http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres...iveSummary.pdf

Full report available at http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal...earch/SOCA.htm
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Old 05-20-2006, 07:52 AM   #2
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Excellent articles, Xiggi. Thank you for posting them. I found it interesting that they discuss admissions trends and say that there appears to be more of a reliance on standardized admission test scores. So much for all the schools that say that they don't really consider the SAT or ACT as a top consideration. But then...you all KNOW how I feel about this. This article is a "must read" for the current high school juniors.
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Old 05-20-2006, 08:12 AM   #3
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Thanks Xiggi

Chapter 4: Factors in the admissions process

http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres...A_Chapter4.pdf

This section is definitely a must read for all parents of current juniors because it does answer many of the FAQs asked here especially about ranking, wieghted GPAs, recalculating GPA, and tip factors.
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Old 05-20-2006, 08:31 AM   #4
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It's interesting to see one of the year-to-year trends in that chapter: the importance of class rank is declining.
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Old 05-20-2006, 10:36 AM   #5
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Xiggi - Terrific articles. I printed them out for my HS Junior. Thanks.
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Old 05-20-2006, 11:56 AM   #6
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A survey like this has the defect of no one checking to see whether revealed preference (how the institutions actually behave) matches self-reported preference. Thanks for the link.
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