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Covid-19_Umaine News_Richards Discusses Ums Admissions Changes Due To Pandemic With News Center, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Christopher Richards, vice president of enrollment management at the University of Maine, discussing how the University of Maine System altered the admissions process in response to COVID-19 with News Center Maine.

Undergraduate Admissions_New Student Orientation Webpage, University Of Maine Admissions

Admissions

Screenshot of the University of Maine Undergraduate Admissions New Student Orientation webpage for the 2020 Fall Semester.

Undergraduate Admissions_Virtual Open House Webpage, University Of Maine Admissions

Admissions

Screenshot of the University of Maine Undergraduate Admissions Virtual Open House webpage, in-lieu of in-person open houses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Undergraduate Admissions_Virtual Orientation Sessions Webpage, University Of Maine Admissions

Admissions

Screenshot of the University of Maine Undergraduate Virtual Orientation webpage, in-lieu of in-person events during the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2020 Fall Semester.

Undergraduate Admissions_Virtual University Of Maine Webpage, University Of Maine Admissions

Admissions

Screenshot of the University of Maine Undergraduate Admissions Virtual University of Maine webpage, in-lieu of in-person tours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Undergraduate Admissions_Virtual Tour Webpage, University Of Maine Admissions

Admissions

Screenshots of the University of Maine Undergraduate virtual tour webpage, in-lieu of in-person tours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Holistic Review Of The Medical School Admission Process: Examining Correlates Of Academic Underperformance, Terry D. Stratton, Carol L. Elam

Behavioral Science Faculty Publications

Background : Despite medical school admission committees' best efforts, a handful of seemingly capable students invariably struggle during their first year of study. Yet, even as entrance criteria continue to broaden beyond cognitive qualifications, attention inevitably reverts back to such factors when seeking to understand these phenomena. Using a host of applicant, admission, and post-admission variables, the purpose of this inductive study, then, was to identify a constellation of student characteristics that, taken collectively, would be predictive of students at-risk of underperforming during the first year of medical school. In it, we hypothesize that a wider range of factors than …

Predictors Of Student Success In An Entry-Level Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Program, Mohammad J. Alzahrani, Evelyn M. Thomson, Deborah Blythe Bauman

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to measure the utility of various predictors used by the Old Dominion University Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene baccalaureate degree dental hygiene program in selecting dental hygiene students who are most likely to graduate and be successful in passing the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). The following factors were examined: grade point average (GPA); science GPA; final grade in various prerequisite courses; final grade in first-year dental hygiene courses; academic setting where prerequisite courses were completed; multiple attempts to achieve a passing course grade; and admissions criteria points (ACP).

METHODS: …