Title: The years that matter most : how college makes or breaks us /
Authors: Tough, Paul
Year: 2019
Subjects: Universities and colleges Admission Social aspects.; Educational equalization; College student orientation; College students Social conditions; College students Attitudes; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes.; EDUCATION / Higher.; HISTORY / Social History.; College student orientation; College students Attitudes; College students Social conditions; Educational equalization
Abstract: "The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States"--
Contents: Wanting in. Decision day ; The mobility equation -- Getting in. Stress test ; Income-typical behavior ; Taylorsville -- Fixing the test. Reputation management ; Test prep ; Blessed -- Fitting in. The outsider ; Roots ; Pedigree ; Thanksgiving -- Letting in. The admissions-industrial complex ; Going test-optional ; Trinity's problem -- Staying in. The graduation gap ; Belonging ; An intrusive culture -- Hanging on. Who needs college? ; Lower ed -- Getting an A. Ancestors ; What is X? ; Workshop mode -- After the war. The GI Bill ; Playing for first.