num_pages: 272
description: There are hundreds of books available that coach kids on writing college application essays, improving SAT scores and trying to beat the admissions system. Admissions Confidential is a definitive look at why those books don't work. Toor lifts the veil on a process that anxious parents and high school students have never had decoded before. And they may be shocked to find:--that elite colleges spend thousands of dollars recruiting students they will never admit--why some students at the bottom of their high school classes are admitted to top schools when the valedictorians are rejected--how pricey independent college counselors can hurt an applicant's chances--why admission to a top school depends on who reads your application--why the top of the class at a high-performing high school may end up at their second and third choiceWritten in engaging first-person and covering the entire admissions process--from recruiting to enrollment-- Admissions Confidential is a year in the life of a college admissions officer.
language: English
title: Admissions Confidential: An Insider's Account of the Elite College Selection Process
titlecomplete: Admissions Confidential: An Insider's Account of the Elite College Selection Process
genres: Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, College, Education
ratings_count: 131
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin