Early Admissions Game - Joining the Elite, With a New Chapter

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Avery is Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Andrew Fairbanks is former Associate Dean of Admissions at Wesleyan University. Richard Zeckhauser is Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Klappentext Based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 applications to 14 elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers, this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process. Zusammenfassung Based on the careful examination of more than 500!000 applications to fourteen elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students! counselors! and admissions officers! this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Joining the Game 1 The History of Early Admissions 2 The State of the Game 3 Martian Blackjack: What Do Applicants Understand about Early Admissions? 4 The Innocents Abroad: The Admissions Voyage 5 The Truth about Early Applications 6 The Game Revealed: Strategies of Colleges! Counselors! and Applicants 7 Advice to Applicants Conclusion: The Essence of the Game and Some Possible Reforms Appendix A Median SAT-1 Scores and Early Application Programs at Various Colleges Appendix B Data Sources Appendix C Interview Formats Notes Acknowledgments Tables and Figures Index

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• Autori: Christopher Avery, Christopher Fairbanks Avery, Avery Christopher, Andrew Fairbanks, Fairbanks Andrew, Richard Zeckhauser
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9780674016200
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01620-0
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Reference, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher