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010 _a 2006012059
020 _a9781400097975
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm67773661
035 _a(OCoLC)67773661
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082 0 0 _a378.1/610973
100 1 _aGolden, Daniel,
_d1957-
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245 1 4 _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 ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bThree Rivers Press,
_c2007.
300 _a334 p. ;
_c21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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.
650 4 _aUniversidades
_xAdmisión
_zEstados Unidos
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650 4 _aUniversidades
_zEstados Unidos
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650 4 _aEducación superior
_xCostos
_zEstados Unidos
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006012059.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2006012059-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2006012059-d.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006012059-s.html
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