The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780618773558ISBN-10:061877355XUPC:9780618773558Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Schools, History, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsBook Topic:LevelsSize:9.10 x 5.96 x 1.56 inchesWeight:2.1826Product ID:SCB57ZQ24P
The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
A landmark, revelatory history of admissions from 1900 to today--and how it shaped a nation
The competition for a spot in the Ivy League--widely considered the ticket to success--is fierce and getting fiercer. But the admissions policies of elite universities have long been both tightly controlled and shrouded in secrecy. In The Chosen, the Berkeley sociologist Jerome Karabel lifts the veil on a...Language:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780618773558ISBN-10:061877355XUPC:9780618773558Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Schools, History, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsBook Topic:LevelsSize:9.10 x 5.96 x 1.56 inchesWeight:2.1826Product ID:SCB57ZQ24P
Karabel, Jerome: - JEROME KARABEL is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior fellow of the Longview Institute, a new progressive think tank. An award-winning scholar, Karabel has appeared on Nightline, Today, and All Things Considered. He has written for the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, the Nation, the New York Times, and the...
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