In a sign of how hard it is to draw broad conclusions about an admissions season that has been set against a stark economic backdrop, just over half of the nearly 350 institutions that accept the Common Application, a shared online admission form, received more applications this year than last; just under half received fewer.
So it was very timely to see that Eric Furda, the dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday to share admissions tips with college-bound students and their families.
She admitted, however, that she probably would have been disqualified anyway for bad eyesight and her "very, very modest" athletic ability, an admission that brought a shared chuckle from the audience.
Patients who believed that the healthcare providers had all the necessary information in the medical records, either from previous admissions or from a shared medical record, limited the information they shared with their healthcare providers.
We live in a sharing society, but Wilson's admission in 2004 to being stimulated by women's underwear did not, it is generally agreed, help his quest to be considered an unrecognised genius.
This is because, as indicated by the findings of the present study, social interaction in peer review is a means to establishing shared understanding, admission of misunderstanding or errors, a friendly atmosphere and mutual respect among learners.
"We also shared our admissions model with the council in January and invited comments.
Some notes about our 2013 college admissions report: If you are a student (or parent) who would like to share your admission decisions, please join the round-table discussion we began in late March.
We hope that you will consider sharing your admission decisions with us, whether they come as a relief, a disappointment or uncertainty — especially for those of you who are invited to join the wait list.
However, our focus on knowledge sharing on admission and discharge from an acute mental health ward, informed by improvement science and co-design approaches, offers a potential solution that is locally produced and owned.
