Research On The Criteria Of The Undergraduate Admission In American Elite Universities And Colleges

At the time that the universities and colleges admission need reform, the admission system of universities and colleges in American has caused attention, especially the elite universities and colleges’. American elite universities and colleges which are high selective select the suitable and excellent applicants with the diversified admission criteria. Under the guidance of the value orientation, American elite universities and colleges review the applicants’capacities and achievements, as well as the potentials with the diversified admission criteria which can predict the applicants’academic achievements in college and after graduation.From the perspective of admission to define American elite universities and colleges, according the Elite Theory and the Elite Circulation, combined with the admission practices of American elite universities and colleges, the thesis analyzes the admission criteria from different importance. The admission criteria can predict the academic performance in college, maintain, degree attainment and the achievement after graduation efficiently. The value orientations of American elite universities and colleges are explored. American elite universities and colleges selects the students who have leadership, academic ability, challenge spirit, resource utilization ability and contribution spirit with the diversified admission criteria. In the process of admission, American elite universities and colleges try best to improve the equity and diversity. The thesis sums the practical experience of admission criteria of American elite universities and colleges. The study has significant implements for the college admission reform of our country.After the study of admission criteria, value orientation and predictive validity of admission criteria, it is observed that the competition in American elite universities and colleges admission market is very fierce, the criteria is high diversified, the criteria can predict the applicants’ achievements efficiently. Under the guidance of value orientation, in the equitable and orderly admission market, the elite universities and colleges match with the applicants according their preferences.