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The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College
The Gatekeepers Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College
Author: Jacques Steinberg
From the fall of 1999 to the spring of 2000, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given unparalleled access to an entire admissions season at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In that time, he discovered just how difficult it could be to winnow down a list of nearly seven thousand applicants to seven hundred freshmen ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670031351
ISBN-10: 0670031356
Publication Date: 9/16/2002
Pages: 352
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3.7 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This non-fiction book reads like fiction. You're curious to follow these high school seniors as they apply to their choice schools. I recommend this to anyone interested in how the college admissions process works!
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 reviewed The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College on
As a guidance counselor I really enjoyed hearing about the perspective from the "other side". Gave me some good ideas about how to best present my students. A bit rambly at times, but nice reading.
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very interesting insiders view to the process of gaining admission to a prestigious university in today' day of many qualified applicants competing for not enough seats. Highly recommend if you have a teen applying to college soon.
reviewed The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College on
Goes inside the college admission process at Wesleyan, documenting the work of an admissions officer, as well as the lives of some of the high school prospects. Good reading for parents of students who will be applying to selective schools in the next few years.
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Very interesting. I am currently a student at Harvard University. This book helped me with admissions.


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