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The Gatekeepers

Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

By Jacques Steinberg

By Jacques Steinberg

By Jacques Steinberg

By Jacques Steinberg

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Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

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Jul 29, 2003 | 336 Pages

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    About The Gatekeepers

    In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation’s most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, The Gatekeepers will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college.

    “[The Gatekeepers] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges…I really didn’t want the book to end.” —The New York Times

    About The Gatekeepers

    In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation’s most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, The Gatekeepers will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college.

    “[The Gatekeepers] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges…I really didn’t want the book to end.” —The New York Times

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    About Jacques Steinberg

    Jacques Steinberg has been a staff reporter for The New York Times for more than ten years and currently is a national education correspondent. In 1998, he was awarded the grand prize of the Education Writers Association for his nine-part… More about Jacques Steinberg

    About Jacques Steinberg

    Jacques Steinberg has been a staff reporter for The New York Times for more than ten years and currently is a national education correspondent. In 1998, he was awarded the grand prize of the Education Writers Association for his nine-part… More about Jacques Steinberg

    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 29, 2003 | 336 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780142003084

    Category: Nonfiction

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 29, 2003 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781101200315

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    Praise

    “Excellent… thoroughly engrossing drama.” —BusinessWeek

    “[The Gatekeepers] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges…I really didn’t want the book to end.” —The New York Times

    “Compelling…should be required reading for any student or parent who seeks insight into a process hidden ‘behind a cordon of security befitting the selection of a pope’.” —Newsweek

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