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The price of admission, how America's ruling class buys its way into elite colleges--and who gets left outside the gates, Daniel Golden

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The price of admission, how America's ruling class buys its way into elite colleges--and who gets left outside the gates, Daniel Golden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-314) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The price of admission

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

67773661

Responsibility statement

Daniel Golden

Sub title

how America's ruling class buys its way into elite colleges--and who gets left outside the gates

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the Tennessee waltz -- How the "z-list" makes the a-list : Harvard's payback for big donors -- Recruiting the rich : development admits at Duke -- The fame factor : celebrity children at Brown -- Enduring legacies : Notre Dame's other tradition -- Title IX and the rise of the upper-class athlete : fencing, crew, and polo scholarships -- A break for faculty brats : free and easy entry for the children of professors -- The new Jews : Asian Americans need not apply -- The legacy establishment : taking on Congress and the higher education lobby -- The challenge of wealth-blind admissions : how Caltech raises standards--and donations -- Ending the preferences of privilege : suggestions for reform

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