America S Elite Colleges
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The Power Of Privilege
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Author : Joseph A. Soares
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2007
The Power Of Privilege written by Joseph A. Soares and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Education categories.
An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families.
America S Elite Colleges
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Author : Dave Berry
language : en
Publisher: The Princeton Review
Release Date : 2001
America S Elite Colleges written by Dave Berry and has been published by The Princeton Review this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Education categories.
Offers practical suggestions, strategies, and tips to help readers gain admission to thirty-two selective colleges.
No Longer Separate Not Yet Equal
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Author : Thomas J. Espenshade
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009
No Longer Separate Not Yet Equal written by Thomas J. Espenshade and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Education categories.
How do race and social class influence who gets into America's elite colleges? This important book takes a comprehensive look at how all aspects of the elite college experience--from application and admission to enrollment and student life--are affected by these factors. To determine whether elite colleges are admitting and educating a diverse student body, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Arguing that elite higher education affects both social mobility and inequality, the authors call on educational institutions to improve access for students of lower socioeconomic status. Annotation ♭2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
The Select
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Author : Howard Greene
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Select written by Howard Greene and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with College students categories.
America S Elite Colleges
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
America S Elite Colleges written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with College choice categories.
The Select
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Author : Howard Greene
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1998-08-01
The Select written by Howard Greene and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-08-01 with Study Aids categories.
Covers personal safety, alcohol and drug abuse, academic workloads, competition with peers, costs, and financial stress
Creating A Class
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Author : Mitchell L. Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-09-15
Creating A Class written by Mitchell L. Stevens and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-15 with Education categories.
In real life, Mitchell Stevens is a professor in bustling New York. But for a year and a half, he worked in the admissions office of a bucolic New England college that is known for its high academic standards, beautiful campus, and social conscience. Ambitious high schoolers and savvy guidance counselors know that admission here is highly competitive. But creating classes, Stevens finds, is a lot more complicated than most people imagine. Admissions officers love students but they work for the good of the school. They must bring each class in "on budget," burnish the statistics so crucial to institutional prestige, and take care of their colleagues in the athletic department and the development office. Stevens shows that the job cannot be done without "systematic preferencing," and racial affirmative action is the least of it. Kids have an edge if their parents can pay full tuition, if they attend high schools with exotic zip codes, if they are athletes--especially football players--and even if they are popular. With novelistic flair, sensitivity to history, and a keen eye for telling detail, Stevens explains how elite colleges and universities have assumed their central role in the production of the nation's most privileged classes. Creating a Class makes clear that, for better or worse, these schools now define the standards of youthful accomplishment in American culture more generally.
The Price Of Admission
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Author : Daniel Golden
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2006
The Price Of Admission written by Daniel Golden and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Current Events categories.
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Excellent Sheep
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Author : William Deresiewicz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-08-19
Excellent Sheep written by William Deresiewicz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-19 with Education categories.
Deresiewicz takes a sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with demands for perfect grades and culminates in the skewed applications received by college admissions committees. Students are losing the ability to think independently. College is supposed to be a time for self-discovery-- but the system is broken, and he offers solutions on how to fix it.
The Privileged Poor
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Author : Anthony Abraham Jack
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2019-03-01
The Privileged Poor written by Anthony Abraham Jack and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-01 with Education categories.
An NPR Favorite Book of the Year Winner of the Critics’ Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association Winner of the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award Winner of the CEP–Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship “Eye-opening...Brings home the pain and reality of on-campus poverty and puts the blame squarely on elite institutions.” —Washington Post “Jack’s investigation redirects attention from the matter of access to the matter of inclusion...His book challenges universities to support the diversity they indulge in advertising.” —New Yorker “The lesson is plain—simply admitting low-income students is just the start of a university’s obligations. Once they’re on campus, colleges must show them that they are full-fledged citizen.” —David Kirp, American Prospect “This book should be studied closely by anyone interested in improving diversity and inclusion in higher education and provides a moving call to action for us all.” —Raj Chetty, Harvard University The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors—and their coffers—to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit these students? In this bracing exposé, Anthony Jack shows that many students’ struggles continue long after they’ve settled in their dorms. Admission, they quickly learn, is not the same as acceptance. This powerfully argued book documents how university policies and campus culture can exacerbate preexisting inequalities and reveals why some students are harder hit than others.