Protecting students from “honor society” predators

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Yvonne Vissing
Keyword(s):  
College Admission ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Marketing Tactics ◽  
Admission Process ◽  
Consumer Complaints ◽  
Financial Interest ◽  
Honor Societies ◽  
Honor Society

As students compete for college admission, some are tempted by invitations to join honor societies that promise learning opportunities, scholarships, and a leg up in the college admission process. Yvonne Vissing explains how these organization target millions of students each year, encouraging them to purchase “opportunities” that fail to deliver on their promises. The frauds are often difficult to spot, because many use the slick marketing tactics of lucrative businesses. Despite lawsuits and consumer complaints, they continue to proliferate, often forming partnerships with businesses that have a financial interest in marketing to or manipulating students.

scholarly journals Applications of the Concept of Talent as an Element in College Admission Process: Focusing on the Admissions Officer System

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Seok Shin ◽  
최보윤 ◽  
신원학 ◽  
엄준용 ◽  
정우진 ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Admission ◽  
Admission Process

scholarly journals Virtual induction ceremonies: Upholding time-honored tradition

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Emily E. Hopkins ◽  
Kathleen C. Spadaro
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
New Members ◽  
Liberal Arts University ◽  
The Past ◽  
Southwestern Pennsylvania ◽  
Honor Societies ◽  
Website Use ◽  
Honor Society

An induction ceremony is a time-honored tradition among honor societies. Designed to recognize new members and denote transition into the society, induction signifies an important step in formal membership. However, with the growth of online education programs, there is a need for honor societies to adapt from traditional on-ground communities to virtual ones.  This adaptation includes conducting an induction ceremony virtually to further create a sense of membership belonging and value.  Recognizing the importance of upholding a time-honored tradition, a small private liberal arts university in Southwestern Pennsylvania sought to digitally record their international honor society chapter induction ceremony and share it with their distance inductees via their chapter website. Use of the virtual induction began prior to becoming an international chapter and has continued annually for the past 10 years. Therefore, this experience exchange shares strategies for planning and conducting a successful virtual induction ceremony, thus emphasizing the importance of membership induction for all students especially those online.

Involving Low-Income Parents and Parents of Color in College Readiness Activities: An Exploratory Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1001400
Author(s):  
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
College Readiness ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
College Admission ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Admission Process

This article describes an exploratory and descriptive study that examined the parental involvement beliefs, attitudes, and activities of 22 high schoåol counselors who work in high-poverty and high-minority schools. More specifically, this study examined school counselors’ beliefs and activities about involving parents in the college admission process. The results indicated that the participants believe that working with parents about college opportunities is a major part of their job. A majority of the participants also reported that they spend “some time” conferencing with parents about college admissions and a majority reported that they “never” organize parent volunteer activities. Implications for school counselor practice and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Modeling College Admission as a Signaling Game

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Joseph Rekus ◽  
Yixiao Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
College Admission ◽  
Signaling Game ◽  
Admission Process ◽  
Academic Abilities ◽  
Incentive Compatible ◽  
Separating Equilibrium

This paper models the college admission process as a signaling game between the admissions office and a pool of heterogeneous applicants characterized by academic abilities and demonstrated interest. In the screening and selection process, applicants attempt to signal their private information through their performance on a standardized test (for academic abilities) and interview (for demonstrated interest).  We show, under general conditions, that a separating equilibrium exists in which it is incentive-compatible for applicants to reveal their characteristics truthfully, and thus the admissions office does not fall victim to the problem of information asymmetry. Furthermore, we delineate how this equilibrium can be induced by setting appropriate “scoring” thresholds associated with standardized tests and interviews.

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