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In this chapter, we discuss the rationale, practice, evidence, and effects of character-based college admissions from both a US and a European perspective. With the increasing globalization, it is important to discuss and evaluate recent developments with respect to selective college admissions. This chapter discusses the rationale for implementing character-based admission criteria in admission testing, admission practices in several European countries, the empirical evidence of the validity and fairness of character-based admission tools, and how academic- and character-based admission criteria are combined.

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This chapter reviews major revisions of admissions testing in Vietnam. It begins by providing a brief history of higher education and then summarizes some more recent changes in higher education. The chapter describes the various reforms related to admissions testing and the development of a unified testing system, including challenges and concerns about the system. The chapter ends with some policy recommendations for improving admissions testing in Vietnam.

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Chapter 5 - Character-Based Admissions Criteria in the United States and in Europe: Rationale, Evidence, and Some Critical Remarks

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Chapter 5 - Character-Based Admissions Criteria in the United States and in Europe: Rationale, Evidence, and Some Critical Remarks

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Chapter 13 - Revisions of Admissions Testing in Vietnam: From Elite to Mass Higher Education

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