The workshops listed here were offered in the past. Please also visit Reexamining Graduate & Professional School Admissions Practices.

• Workshop 1: Standardized Testing and Admissions
  • Video
• Workshop 2: The Application Process
  • Video
• Workshop 3: Meeting Diversity Goals Effectively and Lawfully

Recommended Readings

The following three articles were co-authored by one of our featured speakers, Professor Nathan Kuncel:

• "A Meta-Analysis of the Predictive Validity of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Undergraduate Grade Point Average (UGPA) for Graduate Student Academic Performance" (PDF)
• "Standardized Tests Predict Graduate Students' Success"
• "A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of the Predictive Validity of the Graduate Record Examinations" (PDF)

Other Recommended Readings

"The Predictive Validity of the Medical College Admission Test" (PDF)

The following are links to article abstracts that are recommended reading for the workshop. If you would also like to read the complete articles, they are available in Academic Medicine at the UMN library's Website.

• Hojat, M., Erdmann, J.B., Veloski, J.J., Nasca, T.J., Callahan, C.A., Julian, E., & Peck, J. (2000). "A Validity Study of the Writing Sample Section of the Medical College Admission Test."Academic Medicine75, 25S-27S.
• Blue, A.V., Gilbert, G.E., Elam, C.L., & Basco, W.T., Jr. (2000). "Does Institutional Selectivity Aid in the Prediction of Medical School Performance?" Academic Medicine, 75, S31-S33.
• Basco, W.T., Jr., Way, D.P., Gilbert, G.E., & Hudson, A. (2002). "Undergraduate Institutional MCAT Scores as Predictors of USMLE Step 1 Performance." Academic Medicine, 77, S13-S16.
• Basco, W.T., Jr., Gilbert, G.E., & Blue, A.V.(2002). "Determining the Consequences for Rural Applicants When Additional Consideration is Discontinued in a Medical School Admission Process." Academic Medicine, 77, S20-S22.
• Elam, C.L., Stratton, T.D. Wilson, J.F. & Scott, K.L. (2002). "How Admission Committees Decide: Influence of Committee Members' Experience and Applicants' Academic Characteristics." Academic Medicine, 77, S26-S28.

The following are links to article abstracts that are recommended reading for the workshop. If you would also like to read the complete articles, they are available from each abstract page.

• Julian, E. (2005). "Validity of the Medical College Admission Test for Predicting Medical School Performance." Academic Medicine, 80, 910 - 917.
• Determinants of Persistence of Graduate Students in Ph.D. Programs
• Selecting Successful Graduate Students: In-Depth Interviews With GRE Users
• Examinee Background Characteristics and GRE General Test Performance
• Selecting Successful Graduate Students: In-Depth Interviews With GRE Users
• Identifying the Writing Tasks Important for Academic Success at the Undergraduate and Graduate Level
• Predicting Long-Term Success in Graduate School: A Collaborative Validity Study

  

  

The Application for Admission, Recommendations, Interviews, and Other Ways of Assessing Applicant Potential
Date:	Thursday, March 27, 2008
Location:	Cowles Auditorium and Atrium, H. H. Humphrey Institute
Event Time:	3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (refreshments included)
Description:	This workshop examined the ways in which the application for admission, recommendations, interviews, and other processes can be used as tools for selecting an excellent and diverse class. The workshop featured Andrea Scott, Director of Admissions and Recruiting for The Graduate School, Paul White, JD, Director of Medical School Admissions, and Larry Bjorklund, Program Director for Veterinary Medicine Student Affairs. Video

Recommended Readings

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Moving from Theory to Action: Meeting Your Diversity Goals Effectively and Lawfully
Date:	Thursday, May 1, 2008 (note date change from April 15)
Location:	Campus Club, West Wing
Event Time:	8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.(refreshments start at 8 a.m.)
Description:	This workshop examined ways in which colleges, departments and programs can set diversity goals related to admissions, develop sound strategies to meet these goals, and evaluate and measure progress to established goals. These topics were discussed in the context of the legal parameters set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 and further elaborated on by the Court in 2007. The workshop also provided participants the opportunity to share best practices both during the workshop and into the future. The workshop panel will feature Kim Boyd, Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, Tracy Smith, Associate General Counsel, and Kris Lockhart, Associate Vice President in the Office of the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity. Agenda:   8:00- 8:30am  Light breakfast, registration and distribution of materials 8:30- 9:15am  Presentation of legal context, update and applicable standards 9:15-10:00am Application of legal concepts to University practices 10:00-10:30am  Identifying and addressing implementation challenges