The Gatekeepers

A revealing study of the college admissions process sheds light on the inside workings of America's "meritocracy," focusing on SAT scores, student essays, transcripts, and other factors vital in the process. 35,000 first printing.

• A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges
• Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College
• The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
• Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020
• College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step
• The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today (Fireside Books (Fireside))
• College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay
• Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges
• Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
• Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania