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On the College Frontier: I. Who Ought to Go to College?
Howard, D. T. | October 1, 1930 issue

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The article presents the discussion on the question of academic performance of college students and the criteria for their admission. The article consider the matter from the point of view of college admissions officer. Their practical problem is to select, among those secondary school graduates who present themselves for admission to college, the individuals who may be expected to perform scholastically above the minimum requirements established by their faculties. College teachers have taken an active interest in this question, particularly within the past two decades.

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UNIVERSITIES & colleges -- Admission; COLLEGE students; ACADEMIC achievement; COLLEGE teachers; GRADUATES; EDUCATION
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