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001 2007282190
003 DLC
005 20080902162201.0
008 071130s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007282190
020 $a9781400097975
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aLB2351.2$b.G65 2007
082 00 $a378.1/6109733$222
100 1 $aGolden, Daniel,$d1957-
245 14 $aThe price of admission :$bhow America's ruling class buys its way into elite colleges--and who gets left outside the gates /$cDaniel Golden.
250 $a1st pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bThree Rivers Press,$cc2007.
300 $a334 p. ;$c21 cm.
500 $a"With a new epilogue by the author."
505 0 $aIntroduction : the Tennessee waltz -- How the "z-list" makes the a-list : Harvard's payback for big donors -- Recruiting the rich : development admits at Duke -- The fame factor : celebrity children at Brown -- Enduring legacies : Notre Dame's other tradition -- Title IX and the rise of the upper-class recruited athlete : fencing, crew, and polo scholarships -- A break for faculty brats : free and easy entry for the children of professors -- The new Jews : Asian Americans need not apply -- The legacy establishment : taking on Congress and the higher education lobby -- The challenge of wealth-blind admissions : how Caltech raises standards--and donations -- Ending the preferences of privilege : suggestions for reform.
650 0 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xAdmission.
650 0 $aEducation, Higher$zUnited States$xCosts.
650 0 $aCollege choice$zUnited States.