A 3 page paper proposing that a university's admission process be simplified. The proposal is that the university (1) eliminate early decision programs; (2) require only the Common Application by January 1; (3) select potential students based on the information supplied in the Common Application; (4) request essays and additional information from those applications retained; and (5) notify selected applicants by April 1. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Name of Research Paper File: CC6_KSeduUnivAdmPr.rtf
Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
Competition for admission to many of the nations universities continues to increase. Some institutions that formerly were "backup" schools, such as Georgetown University, now
are first-choice schools to which admission has become increasingly difficult (Help with the College Admission Process). The admission process was complex and lengthy in 1975 when the Common Application
was introduced (Ewers 64), which of course was the very reason for creation of the Common Application. Several institutions have found that the Common Application alone does not suit
their needs and add supplemental questions and essays. Many schools retain their early decision processes, but others are eliminating that option. Combining trends appears to create a workable
solution, good for both students and the university. Factors Affecting Numbers of Applications More students are applying to colleges and universities now, and
they also are applying to greater numbers of schools than in the past. Today, there are more than 600,000 more 17-year-olds than there were a decade ago, and a
greater percentage of those are opting for college. The result is that 75 percent of schools reported an increase in applications received last year (Ewers 64). The elite
schools are more selective than ever, leading students to apply to more than the only one or two schools they applied to in the past. Ewers (2004) reports that
in 1983, only 10 percent of applicants applied to more than five schools; in 2004 that "figure had jumped to nearly 25 percent" (64).
The greater number of applications being received in itself complicates the process and slows progress. Added to that complication is the fact that there has been great grade