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The price of admission : how America's ruling class buys its way into elite colleges--and who gets left outside the gates /

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An eye-opening critique of American higher education exposes the corrupt and elitist admissions practices at many of America's top colleges that favor the children of the wealthy and powerful over more qualified students.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Golden, Daniel, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2007]
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Education, Higher > United States > Costs.
College choice > United States.
Universités > États-Unis > Admission.
Universités > Choix > États-Unis.
College choice.
Education, Higher > Costs.
Universities and colleges > Admission.
United States.
Colleges and universities > United States > Admission.
Higher education > United States > Costs.
Description
Summary:An eye-opening critique of American higher education exposes the corrupt and elitist admissions practices at many of America's top colleges that favor the children of the wealthy and powerful over more qualified students.
Item Description:"With a new epilogue by the author."
Physical Description:334 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400097975
1400097975