October 14, 2005

Enrolling in College, Ready or Not

By CHARLES B. REED and KRISTIN D. CONKLIN

Across the country, thousands of young adults are leaving their high-school experiences behind them and beginning college. But for many of those students, getting in the door is only the first of many hurdles to their success in higher education.

College-bound students face not only the issue of access, including admissions and financial aid, but also that of readiness. After they are admitted, students must meet institutional placement standards, measured by tests that colleges

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