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Published on: 2009-01-16
Released on: 2009-01-21
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Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’s most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities.In this explosive book, the Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Daniel Golden argues that America, the so-called land of opportunity, is rapidly becoming an aristocracy in which America’s richest families receive special access to elite higher education—enabling them to give their children even more of a head start. Based on two years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews with students, parents, school administrators, and admissions personnel—some of whom risked their jobs to speak to the author—The Price of Admission exposes the corrupt admissions practices that favor the wealthy, the powerful, and the famous.In The Price of Admission, Golden names names, along with grades and test scores. He reveals how the sons of former vice president Al Gore, one-time Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist leapt ahead of more deserving applicants at Harvard, Brown, and Princeton. He explores favoritism at the Ivy Leagues, Duke, the University of Virginia, and Notre Dame, among other institutions. He reveals that colleges hold Asian American students to a higher standard than whites; comply with Title IX by giving scholarships to rich women in “patrician sports” like horseback riding, squash, and crew; and repay congressmen for favors by admitting their children. He also reveals that Harvard maintains a “Z-list” for well-connected but underqualified students, who are quietly admitted on the condition that they wait a year to enroll.The Price of Admission explodes the myth of an American meritocracy—the belief that no matter what your background, if you are smart and diligent enough, you will have access to the nation’s most elite universities. It is must reading not only for parents and students with a personal stake in college admissions, but also for those disturbed by the growing divide between ordinary and privileged Americans.From the Hardcover edition. How Wealthy Families Manipulate the Admissions Process at ... But it was a kid who only later joined the Trump clan whom I mentioned in The Price of Admission. Jared Kushner was in high school starting the college admissions ... Today's Stock Market News and Analysis - Nasdaq.com Get the latest news and analysis in the stock market today including national and world stock market news business news financial news and more. Harvard University - Wikipedia Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge Massachusetts established in 1636 whose history influence and wealth have made it one ... Health News & Articles Healthy Living - ABC News Sections; Top Stories; Watch; U.S. World; Politics; Lifestyle; Entertainment; Health; Tech; Investigative; Sports; Weather; Shows. Shows; Good Morning America; World ... Trump's Influential Son-In-Law Went To Harvard - Is This ... Daniel Golden is the editor of ProPublica an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. In 2004 he won the ... GLOBAL KLEPTOCRACY - GLOBAL ELITE RULING ELITE GLOBAL ... GLOBAL KLEPTOCRACY Self-serving leaders throughout the world increasingly assume power with the goal of becoming rich at the expense of the majority of their ... The Wealthy Liberal Elite Pretend to Watch Out for the ... The wealthy liberal elite are not the champions of the little guy as they claim. Many liberal politicians are millionaires but they don't want anyone to know it. What Harvard and Princeton Don't Want You to Know The ... It's refreshing when two of the supposed most intelligent institutions in the world make an intelligent decision. This week Harvard (followed an hour ... AOL - Finance News & Latest Business Headlines Get breaking Finance news and the latest business articles from AOL. From stock market news to jobs and real estate it can all be found here. U.S. News Latest National News Videos & Photos - ABC ... Get the latest breaking news across the U.S. on ABCNews.com
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