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Quick Takes: Admissions Group Updates Student Guide, Ultimate Frisbee vs. SAT

September 8, 2006

By Scott Jaschik

The National Association for College Admission Counseling on Thursday released an updated version of its guide for prospective college students. The guide is designed to help students understand their rights, and the new version offers additional guidance on resisting "high pressure" tactics by recruiters.
A study released by a psychiatrist in Washington State find that Ultimate Frisbee rankings -- more than SAT averages -- predict the level of academic success at a university. The study examined private national universities that had club teams playing the sport, and found that universities with top ranked teams had higher graduation rates and more Rhodes Scholars than other universities. The son of the study's author, who helped with research, is on a U.S. national team in the sport.

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The Wisdom of Balance
Posted by Virginia , Doctoral Candidate at OISE/University of Toronto on September 8, 2006 at 10:01am EDT
How refreshing to find Ultimate Frisbee headlined in today's IHE, and how promising to learn that the wisdom of those who engage in high energy team sports is catching the attention of admissions researchers. As a former discus thrower himself, Socrates would be proud.