Option #3: One of the most extreme factors for deciding on a college is money. Golston (2015), the president of the United States Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, believes that if FAFSA could be improved, that would be one big step to improving the college admissions process. FAFSA is a form that is filled out by undergraduate or graduate college students, and it is processed to determine their eligibility for financial aid. As students begin to fill out college applications, they have to talk to their parents to see what is most affordable. FAFSA is supposed to help families with low income, but is it enough? Most schools early action deadline is November 1st, and regular decision varies. The form isn’t available until January
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Sternberg (2012), who was previously the dean of arts and sciences at Tufts University, had a personal experience with the struggle of the admissions process. He was waitlisted to his first pick college, even though he eventually was accepted. The next year he worked in the admissions office that had once wait-listed him. He admitted he was curious, so looked at his record and the interviewer had noted that he had a “flakey-personality”. This had sparked his interest. He wanted to study two concepts to study, admissions and standardized testing. He said he was convinced bright students had been turned down by elite schools because of their standardized test scores. The SAT and the ACT is a timed test that only only demonstrates certain skills. Sternberg wanted to take a new approach to admissions and decided to do a study. He gathered a very diverse, balanced group of students. Three main points were tested: “intelligence”, “creativity”, and “practical skills”. It was found that the students enjoyed the assessments more than the standardized tests. He called this study the Rainbow Project. This study showed that students have much more to offer than main core subjects. The admissions process teams should look more at students’ lives outside of scores and grades. It just so happens, students prefer that more too. Later, Sternberg decided to do another study, it was named the Kaleidoscope. However in this study, they used volunteer students as well as different testing methods. Sternberg
Sternberg (2012), who was previously the dean of arts and sciences at Tufts University, had a personal experience with the struggle of the admissions process. He was waitlisted to his first pick college, even though he eventually was accepted. The next year he worked in the admissions office that had once wait-listed him. He admitted he was curious, so looked at his record and the interviewer had noted that he had a “flakey-personality”. This had sparked his interest. He wanted to study two concepts to study, admissions and standardized testing. He said he was convinced bright students had been turned down by elite schools because of their standardized test scores. The SAT and the ACT is a timed test that only only demonstrates certain skills. Sternberg wanted to take a new approach to admissions and decided to do a study. He gathered a very diverse, balanced group of students. Three main points were tested: “intelligence”, “creativity”, and “practical skills”. It was found that the students enjoyed the assessments more than the standardized tests. He called this study the Rainbow Project. This study showed that students have much more to offer than main core subjects. The admissions process teams should look more at students’ lives outside of scores and grades. It just so happens, students prefer that more too. Later, Sternberg decided to do another study, it was named the Kaleidoscope. However in this study, they used volunteer students as well as different testing methods. Sternberg