Who Gets In and Why:

A Year Inside College Admissions

by Jeffrey Selingo,  special advisor for innovation and professor of practice at Arizona State University, co-host of the podcast, FutureU.
Scribner (September 15, 2020)

While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted.

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