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The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

Jacques Steinberg
3.86/5 (1366 ratings)
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In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, The Gatekeepers will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
294 pages
Publication:
2003
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Edition:
Language:
en-US
ISBN10:
0142003085
ISBN13:
9780142003084
kindle Asin:
B000OVLIME

The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

Jacques Steinberg
3.86/5 (1366 ratings)
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In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, The Gatekeepers will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
294 pages
Publication:
2003
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Edition:
Language:
en-US
ISBN10:
0142003085
ISBN13:
9780142003084
kindle Asin:
B000OVLIME

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