Who Gets in and Why- A Year Inside College Admissions

Title: Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions

By: Jeffrey J. Selingo

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• for parents of teenagers where the idea of going to an ivy/elite school is a big conversation in your household. this book helps you understand the process (and odds) more clearly.

• Talk about cost EARLY in the college search process
• Don’t focus on ivy/elite schools - they don’t have much extra to offer and chances of getting in are slim
• There are a ton of excellent colleges that offer scholarships or have reasonable costs
• The admissions process: buyers, sellers and price points.
  • holistic review process
  • it is all about a university’s need, not about a student’s merit
  • EA / ED/ AD process