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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Eliteby Christopher Avery
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 applications to fourteen elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers, this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process.�The Early Admissions Game is intended as an expos�, for high-school students and their parents, of the realities of college admissions, but it is also a protest against the practice of early admissions. The authors believe that these programs benefit privileged students � [and] cheat disadvantaged students.��Louis Menand, New Yorker�The authors present a devastating portrait of elite college admissions�and early admissions in particular�as an elaborate and complicated �game� � [where the winners] tend to be privileged students who have access to highly skilled counselors with information pipelines to elite college admissions offices.��Peter Sacks, The Nation Review:The Early Admissions Gameis intended as an exposé, for high-school students and their parents, of the realities of college admissions, but it is also a protest against the practice of early admissions. The authors believe that these programs benefit privileged students...[and] cheat disadvantaged students. Review:The authors present a devastating portrait of elite college admissions--and early admissions in particular--as an elaborate and complicated 'game'...[where the winners] tend to be privileged students who have access to highly skilled counselors with information pipelines to elite college admissions offices. Synopsis:Based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 applications to 14 elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers, this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process.
About the AuthorChristopher Averyis Professor of Public Policy, <>Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.Andrew Fairbanksis former Associate Dean of Admissions at <>Wesleyan University.Richard Zeckhauseris Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, <>Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Joining the Game 1 The History of Early Admissions 2 The State of the Game 3 Martian Blackjack: What Do Applicants Understand about Early Admissions? 4 The Innocents Abroad: The Admissions Voyage 5 The Truth about Early Applications 6 The Game Revealed: Strategies of Colleges, Counselors, and Applicants 7 Advice to Applicants Conclusion: The Essence of the Game and Some Possible Reforms Appendix A Median SAT-1 Scores and Early Application Programs at Various Colleges What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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