admissions policies
Entry selection rules
Admissions policies are the rules and criteria institutions use to decide who gets in.
Universities set admissions policies governing test scores, grades, essays, and demographic factors.
The university's admissions policies favor legacy applicants.
The term often appears in debates over affirmative action and selective enrollment: Critics challenged the school's race-conscious admissions policies.
- prerequisite coursesClasses needed before advancing
- application deadlinesCutoff times for submissions
- early decisionCommitted application with deadline
- personal essayAutobiographical prose work
- merit-based scholarshipsAwards for strong students
anti-discrimination laws · diversity quotas · underrepresented groups · first generation · residency requirements · outreach programs · document verification · recommendation letters · waitlist · acceptance rate · language proficiency · holistic review · financial aid · international students · entrance exams · test optional · transfer credits · affirmative action
- Education Equityeducation equity, desegregation, school integration, affirmative action, educational segregation
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open admissions · open access · universal access · open-door policy · automatic enrollment
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