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The Gatekeepers - by Jacques Steinberg (Paperback)

The Gatekeepers - by  Jacques Steinberg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A "New York Times" bestseller, "The Gatekeepers" follows a college admissions officer and a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places at prestigious Wesleyan University.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In the fall of 1999, <i>New York Times</i> education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. <i>The Gatekeepers</i> follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, <i>The Gatekeepers</i> will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college. <p/>[<i>The Gatekeepers</i>] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges...I really didn't want the book to end. --<i><b>The New York Times</b></i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Excellent... thoroughly engrossing drama. --<b>BusinessWeek</b><p>[<b>The Gatekeepers</b>] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges...I really didn't want the book to end. --<b>The New York Times</b></p><p>Compelling...should be required reading for any student or parent who seeks insight into a process hidden 'behind a cordon of security befitting the selection of a pope'. --<b>Newsweek</b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jacques Steinberg</b> has been a staff reporter for <i>The New York Times</i> for more than ten years and currently is a national education correspondent. In 1998, he was awarded the grand prize of the Education Writers Association for his nine-part series on a third-grade classroom on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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