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A behindthescenes look at the college admissions process by the national education correspondent for the new york times who shadows an admissions officer at wesleyan through a years work. Inside the admissions process of a premier college unlimited acces. Inside the admissions process of a premier college by jacques steinberg, for it provides a fascinating and indepth look at how one college selects its freshman class. The gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nations most elite colleges. Ralph figueroa, albuquerque academy college admission. Inside the admissions process of a premier college ebook written by jacques steinberg. In 1999 and 2000 steinberg spent nearly a year sitting in on meetings at wesleyan and trailing admissions officer ralph figueroa as he traveled to california and new mexico to. This is a book every parent should appreciate and one every student going through the extensive process of college applications. Jacques steinberg follows an admissions officer for a year to see the ins and outs of the decision making process, and comes away with a well written and well researched book that provides some wonderful insight. Whipple also draws from other histories and political memoirs, giving the.
Inside the admissions process of a premier college. The gatekeepers is an engaging account of a year in the lives of an admissions officer and six high school seniors whose paths converge at wesleyan university. Repurposing original interviews conducted for a documentary film that whipple cowrote, the presidents gatekeepers, the book is peppered with stories and insights from many of the chiefs of staff and other key players including presidents carter and george h. Steinberg follows six college applicants through the admissions process. Inspired by jacques steinbergs classic book, the gatekeepers, which brought readers inside the admissions process of wesleyan university, ive. Rick clark, director of undergraduate admissions at georgia tech, has written this excellent guide, offering families a chance to learn how admissions officers think about the college application process. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. It is not a howto book with secrets to getting admitted, but it is a book which tells the real stories of students and admissions officers as they take the journey of putting together. The best book ever written on elite college admissions.
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Jacques steinberg in this revelatory book, steinberg follows a college admissions officer and his eight counterparts through the daunting task of recruiting students nationwide, reading through each of their. Book examines 17 gatekeepers into the white houses. 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 schoolage child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college. Inside the admissions process of a premier college published in 2003, the offce of admissions for wesleyan university in middletown, connecticut grants full access to their admissions process. Inside the admissions process of a premier college is a 2002 nonfiction book, written by education reporter jacques steinberg, that examines the inner workings of the admissions committee at wesleyan university. The gatekeepers by jacques steinberg overdrive rakuten. Aug 10, 2019 inspired by jacques steinbergs classic book, the gatekeepers, which brought readers inside the admissions process of wesleyan university, ive made it a campaign of sorts to gain access to. Mar 27, 2014 the gatekeepers represents one of the few books in recent years that attempts to elucidate the process of selective admission to american colleges and universities. The book expands upon a series of articles steinberg wrote in the new york times. Gatekeepers portrayed the college admissions process of wesleyan college. Steinberg, a national education correspondent and staff reporter for the new york times, reveals admissions secrets that were unknown to the public or unknown to me, at least. The author, an education reporter for the new york times, followed. Sep 16, 2002 the gatekeepers offers great insight into the admissions selection process at a competitive, liberal arts college in new england.
Inside the admissions process of a premier college published in 2003, the offce of admissions for wesleyan university in middletown, connecticut grants full. The gatekeepers inside the admissions process of a premier college. Inside the admissions process of a premier college from the worlds largest community of readers. This book has a less epic quality than, say, ron suskinds a hope in the unseen. Enhancing education at the hildreth elementary school and the bromfield school, harvard, massachusetts. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the gatekeepers. While its certainly not a howto book by any means, both parents and students would do well to read the gatekeepers.
Nov 22, 2016 a family friend of mine recently sent a copy of journalist jacques steinbergs the gatekeepers. You were the subject of the wellknown book the gatekeepers. Apr 03, 2000 it was day 2 of the annual rite of the admissions season known as committee, the last round of the process at wesleyan and other colleges, when the universitys gatekeepers convened to. An american odyssey from the inner city to the ivy league 1998, but it depicts the admissions process with clarity and sympathy. Inside the admissions process of a premier college, published by viking. Some readers may be troubled that admissions officers act not just as talent scouts but as social engineers, and that luck plays.
Inside the admissions process of a premier college, jacques steinberg succeeds in outlining the behindthescenes world of college admissions. Inside the admissions process of a premier college by jacques steinberg 2003, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Unlike other college books that are intended to be how tos, the gatekeepers puts human faces on both the kids and the college admissions personnel who have vested interests in the process. In the fall of 1999, new york times education reporter jacques steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious. Beginning in 1999, jacques steinberg of the new york times, was given unfettered access to both a select group of high school seniors and the admissions. A family friend of mine recently sent a copy of journalist jacques steinbergs the gatekeepers. It was day 2 of the annual rite of the admissions season known as committee, the last round of the process at wesleyan and other colleges, when the universitys gatekeepers convened to. Inside the admissions process of a premier college reissue by steinberg, jacques isbn. Inside the admissions process of a premier college is pretty much indisputably the most illuminating and insightful book written in the past few decades about elite college admissions, which steinberg terms a series of decisions made behind a cordon of security befitting the selection of a pope. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behindthescenes detail, the gatekeepers will be required reading for every parent of a high schoolage child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college. Did that book capture the life of an admission officer in your opinion.
The indepth description of the book gave of wesleyans college admissions process was quite astonishing. Steinberg, an education reporter for the new york times, garnered the opportunity to observe the wesleyan university admissions office assembling the 1999 freshman class. Aimed at a general audience, the gatekeepers relies largely on profiles of individualsprimarily admission officers and studentsin order to guide readers through the process. 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 schoolage child and for every student facing the arduous and. The gatekeepers provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad howto books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Written with coauthor brennan barnard, director of college counseling at the derryfield school, this is the admission guidebook for families.
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