The Kindergarten Wars: The Battle to Get into America's Best Private Schools

Alan Eisenstock, former screenwriter and seven-year member ofthe board of directors of a private independent elementary school in LosAngeles, provides startling insight into the private school applicationprocess. He follows several families across the country from their firstschool tours to the ultimate nail-biting moment when they open thatacceptance--or rejection--letter from a top-pick school. Through interviewswith admissions directors, school heads, teachers, educational consultants,and kindergarten tutors, readers learn the hard facts, including: Who gets in and why? Does the right kindergarten really help your child get into the rightcollege?Does ethnic diversity improve a child's chances for being admitted to a topschool?And so much more!