Each year, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors compete in a game they'll play only once, whose rules they do not fully understand, yet whose consequences are enormous. The game is college admissions, and applying early to an elite school is one way to win. But the early admissions process is enigmatic and flawed. It can easily lead students toward hasty or misinformed decisions. This book - based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 college applications to 14 elite colleges, and hundreds of interviews ...
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors compete in a game they'll play only once, whose rules they do not fully understand, yet whose consequences are enormous. The game is college admissions, and applying early to an elite school is one way to win. But the early admissions process is enigmatic and flawed. It can easily lead students toward hasty or misinformed decisions. This book - based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 college applications to 14 elite colleges, and hundreds of interviews with students, counsellors and admissions officers - provides an extraordinarily thorough analysis of early admissions. In clear language it details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process. Unlike college admissions guides, "The Early Admissions Game" reveals the realities of early applications, how they work and what effects they have. The authors frankly assess early applications. Applying early is not for everyone, but it will improve -sometimes double, even triple - the chances of being admitted to a prestigious college. An early decision program can greatly enhance a college's reputation by skewing statistics, such as selectivity, average SAT scores, or percentage of admitted applications who matriculate. But these gains come at the expense of distorting applications' decisions and providing disparate treatment of students who apply early and regular admissions. The system, in short, is unfair, and the authors make recommendations for improvement.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book This book examines the early admissions game for students who wish to go to college. A game that is very dangerous and plagued with devastating consquences if played wrong. The wrong decision can reach into a students unknown future. The book is based on more than 500, 000 student college applications.
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