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Author Selingo, Jeffrey J.

Title Who gets in and why : a year inside college admissions / Jeffrey Selingo.

Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2020.
1 hold on first copy returned of 4 copies
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2023331~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  378.1610973 SEL    ON HOLDSHELF
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  378.1610973 SEL    ON HOLDSHELF
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  378.1610973 SEL    DUE 05-08-23 BILLED
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  378.1610973 SEL    DUE 05-28-24
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Description [xiv, 306 pages ; 24 cm]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index.
Contents Introduction: Steering the college's agenda -- Fall: Recruitment season. Selling a college: the endless pursuit of students ; Defining prestige: the buyers and sellers -- Winter: Reading season. Understanding merit: look at all the Bs ; Playing the odds: early decision ; Finding an edge: athletes and legacies ; Comparing grades: high school matters ; Finding diamonds: regular decision -- Spring: Decision season. Shaping a class: the final, close calls ; Paying for college: the best class money can buy ; Making the final decision: May 1 -- Conclusion: Charting the future -- Appendix: What matters most.
Summary A higher-education journalist draws on insider access to explain the nuts and bolts of college admissions today, outlining the unexpected agendas that reflect which and why prospective students receive admission into better schools.
Subject Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
ISBN 9781982116293
1982116293
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