Rachel Toor

Admissions Confidential

An Insider's Account of the Elite College Selection Process

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are hundreds of books available that coach kids on writing college application essays, improving SAT scores and trying to beat the admissions system. Admissions Confidential is a definitive look at why those books don't work. Toor lifts the veil on a process that anxious parents and high school students have never had decoded before. And they may be shocked to find out: --that elite colleges spend thousands of dollars recruiting students they will never admit --why some students at the bottom of their high school classes are admitted to top schools when the valedictorians are rejected --how pricey independent college counselors can hurt an applicant's chances --why admission to a top school depends on who reads your application --why the top of the class at a high-performing high school may end up at their second and third choice Written in engaging first-person and covering the entire admissions process--from recruiting to enrollment--Admissions Confidential is a year in the life of a college admissions officer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780312302351
• ISBN-10: 0312302355
• Artikelnr.: 22068526

Autorenporträt

Rachel Toor; Former Admissions Officer at Duke University