1. Another response has been to dig deeper than usual into waiting lists or to lower admissions standards. 2. Develop performance-based admissions standards in addition to, or in place of, more traditional entrance requirements. 3. Hart clearly played a role in the Decision to change admission standards. 4. Raise college admissions standards so that young people have an incentive to work harder and achieve more in high school. 5. To lower admission standards would be, in effect, to devalue the currency in which their diploma had been issued. 6. To obtain one of these, or further advice about admission standards, please contact the Schools Liaison Service or relevant faculty office. 7. Although many public universities, like the University of California at Berkeley, set high admissions standards, most offer remedial courses, particularly in English and math. 8. Also, because of increased costs and tougher admission standards, many students are putting off university entry, attending a junior college first or working to save money. 9. Among the big inconsistencies are proposals to limit remedial work at the City University of New York, tighten admission standards and delay student workfare. 10. Among those barriers, he said, is a drastic drop in college admissions standards. |