Evening star., 1962-11-11
DIMENSION EDUCATION
You Still Can Choose
The Right College

like. whose members consider
each applicant carefully and
thoroughly.
Although the factors taken
into consideration vary greatly
from one institution to anoth-
er, it is generally true that the
applicants academic record is
Just one of many things which
are considered"
College admissions officials
attempt to learn, in many ways,
just what kind of person the
applicant is and then, whether
he will be successful and happy
in the environment of the par
ticular institution he is seek
ing admission to.
I'VE know the high school
record, and we know the scores
the student made on entrance
examinations" DR.. Wing said.
But we must try to put to-
gether a complete picture of
the student-what his interests
are, how he spends his time,
how much Of his time he has
devoted to achieving academic
success, whether he has spe-
cific goals and a realistic view
of himself, whether he con-
tributes to the school environ
ment.
I'VE try to look into what
we call the non intellectual
factors - creativity, imagina-
ton. the need for achievement,
self-reliance. Grades and test
scores simply don't reflect the
whole pattern of any appli-
can't"
DR.. Wing said that parents
often fail to shop around
sufficiently before deciding on
what schools their childre n
should apply to.
Trying to get a student into
the hardest school possible, or
into the school the father or
mother attended, or into a IA
nous school these are often
the wrong kind of reasons for
application" he said.
Right Choice Important
"The point is, what good is
a 5000, cuStom-made suit if it
simply doesn't fit you? Would
the student who barely made
4 the top half of his graduating
class be happy in a college
where other students were from
the top 10 per cent? Would the
student accustomed to devoting
all his spare time to outdoor
activities be happy in a big
city school where he spent his
week ends looking out a win
dow at factory smoke-stacks?
Just as students are different
from one another, colleges are
different from one another, DR.
Wing emphasized. But the
proper match of student and
college is within reach of those
who take the trouble to achieve
it,"
On the question of sheer
number of college applicants
increasing at a striking rate
DR.. Wing said it is true that
colleges with highly competi-
tive admissions policies col
leges with four or five quail.
, fled applicants for each open.
y ing are, of course, difficult tt
get into.
But it must be remembered
that of the more than 1900
. colleges and universities in the
country only about 100 are il
> this category" he said.
"We also have another 10(
to $50 schools with selective
but not competitive, admission:
policies colleges that accept
most of the qualified appli.
cantS. And we have hundred!
of other schools which are
! minimally selective - schools
! that provide the opportunity
!, for continuing formal educa.
! ton to students with the mini
, mum amount of preparation
!, work.
. Colleges of these latter two
! categories, for the most part
> are not turning away qualified
, applicants"
, DR.. Wing said that the stu.
/ dent who applies for admission
to the college that is most suit.
abe for him as an individua
has the best chance of being
accented. being happy and he.