Abstract:I HAVE been asked to discuss the &dquo;College Admissions Squeeze,&dquo; a subject much favored for attention by the press during the past several years. The consequence of so much public notice has been general alarm, considerable pressure upon schools to diverge from their usual practices, and innumerable meetings of school boards, college trustees, guidance counselors, administrators, and even occasionally of faculties in both schools and college. We are having a perfect rash of talent searchesmost of which… Show more
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