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A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Evaluating Enrollment Outcomes of Holistic Admissions in South Korea
The worldwide adoption of holistic admissions in higher education is a recent phenomenon, inspired by elements originally present in the U.S. system....
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Current holistic admission review practices of U.S. doctor of physical therapy programs
BackgroundThe social, cultural, and ethnic diversity of healthcare workers should match that of the U.S. population to improve health outcomes and...
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Admissions Fraud in Canadian Higher Education
The Operation Varsity Blues scandal brought the sheer ugliness of admission fraud to the surface. Although this behavior was not new, it shined a...
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Assessing students’ holistic development in China: managerialism, market, and performativity as policy technologies
With the rise of accountability measures in education, many policymakers have also argued the need to record, assess, and certify students’ holistic...
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Predicting Success: An Examination of the Predictive Validity of a Measure of Motivational-Developmental Dimensions in College Admissions
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of higher education institutions adopted test-optional admissions policies. The proliferation of...
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How organizational culture influences holistic review: a qualitative multiple case study
Studies primarily involving single health professions programs suggest that holistic review in admissions can increase underrepresented minority...
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Validity, acceptability, and procedural issues of selection methods for graduate study admissions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a map** review
This review presents the first comprehensive synthesis of available research on selection methods for STEM graduate study admissions. Ten categories...
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Corruption in Admissions, Recruitment, Qualifications and Credentials: From Research into Quality Assurance
In our recent research we found evidence of corruption in education all over the world. Integrity in education and research depends on reliability...
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The Perpetuation of Privilege: Exploring the Relationship Between Early Admissions and High-Impact Practices
Scholars have persistently recognized inequities in undergraduate college admissions and student engagement, especially with regard to specialized...
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A Contentious History of Admissions Policies at American Colleges and Universities: Issues and Prospects
Historically, American higher education has favored admitting children of affluent parents. Founded by English and Western European Christians, the...
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Creating a Diverse Physician Workforce Through Training in Diversity, Bias, and Selection: An Innovative Approach to Preparing Medical Students as Future Academic Leaders
Medical students are the future of academic medicine. They will serve as admissions committee members, deans, and program directors with...
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A Holistic Approach to Supporting Student-Athletes
Student-athletes are a unique population on any college campus. Factors this group considered when choosing to attend their institution of higher...
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An examination of Turkish and Chinese equity-related barriers to higher education admissions from the capabilities perspective
Despite the potential of tertiary education to generate higher incomes and close the poverty gap within and between countries, it is still a...
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Transition to multiple mini interview (MMI) interviewing for medical school admissions
IntroductionThe multiple mini interview (MMI) has been incorporated into the holistic review process in the selection of students to US medical...
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A Contentious History of Admissions Policies at American Colleges and Universities: Issues and Prospects
Historically, American higher education has favored admitting children of affluent parents. Founded by English and Western European Christians, the...
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Predictors of applicant pool racial and ethnic diversity among physician assistant education programs: a national cross-sectional cohort study
BackgroundNumerous studies have demonstrated that the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the US population benefits from access to healthcare...
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Association of applicant demographic factors with medical school acceptance
BackgroundMedical school acceptance rates in the United States (US) have been lower for applicants who identify as Underrepresented-in-Medicine (UiM)...
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Medical Student Involvement and Perceptions of the Admissions Process
Minimal attention has been given to student involvement in medical school admissions practices. This study explores the role of medical students and...
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Envisioning knowledge exchange in a gift economy
Key to a new contract for education is understanding that knowledge is not scarce, it is not a commodity, and it does not belong in a market economy....