--- product_id: 3693019 title: "The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College" brand: "jacques steinberg" price: "€ 29.85" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/3693019-the-gatekeepers-inside-the-admissions-process-of-a-premier-college store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College **Brand:** jacques steinberg **Price:** € 29.85 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College by jacques steinberg - **How much does it cost?** € 29.85 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/3693019-the-gatekeepers-inside-the-admissions-process-of-a-premier-college) ## Best For - jacques steinberg enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jacques steinberg brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College ## Images ![The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OwmVvGuwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars What is better? The overachieving 6 or underachieving 8? *by P***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2003* First, let me say that I thought that this was an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone who is at all interested in the college admissions process. Second, I was surprised at how many of the reviewers seemed shocked--shocked!--that applicants got bonus points for coming from minority backgrounds. Was this some kind of revelation? However one thing that surprised me a little bit is how--even moving beyond race entirely--the more advantages you have had in life, the more disadvantageous it will be for your admissions process. For example, I was unaware that having successful parents would be, in essence, held against you on the theory that more would be expected of you. While other reviewers have (jokingly?) said that they would advise their white kids not to check the "Caucasian" box, I might advise my (still very young) kids to say that their parents have been unemployed their whole life.I suppose that the main issue which this whole process really boils down to is the following: As a college applicant, is it more important to succeed in life relative to the world around you (i.e. relative to your classmates, to others of your race, to others of your geographical area, to your own parents' life and accomplishments, etc.) or is it more important to succeed absolutely and not on a relative scale. This book clearly informs us that the answer is the former and not the latter. Whether that should be the answer is another question.For example, say that a student's entire life could be distilled into 2 numbers each on a sliding scale from 1-10. The first number is simply your academic performance (grades, SAT's, course load, etc.) The second number is your background (race, economic circumstances, gender, etc.) In the case of Wesleyan, it seems clear to me that they would rather have a student whose first number was, say, a 6 if his or her second was a 2 (take Mig for example in Steinberg's book) than a student whose first number was an 8 if the second number was a 9 or 10 (take Tiffany Wang for example). Whether that is the right approach is certainly a legitimate issue for discusion and I'm not saying that it's not.I suppose that one of the things that would be interesting to know (even though one never really can know of course) is whether those numbers will change in the future. For example, if one were to know that Mig would always be a 6 and Tiffany would always be an 8, would that change the analysis as to which is the right approach? I suspect that part of the reason that a school like Wesleyan would favor the overachieving 6 over the underachieving 8 is due to the hope or expectation that those trends will continue in the future and that one day the 6 will actually be ahead of the 8. And maybe that's the way it works. Who knows. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars intense *by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014* It was eye-opening to read about how intense some of these teenagers are. I couldn't stop reading and it was fascinating to know all about the applicants and how the college reps are already interested in some of the younger high school kids because of their outstanding abilities. I would highly recommend this book to any parent or student if they want to have an insider's view of the college applications process. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Abundant information but needs update *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015* I struggled a little when try to decide how many star to give. It's an excellent book and very informative. It feels like I was not reading a college admission advisory book, which very often are dry and mechanical. It feels like reading stories of students and AOs, I got attached and involved emotionally, and really felt for them. But there were abundant information in the book, I was able to use the book to answer most my questions. If you need a list of YESs, Nos, Warnings..., then this is not the book for you. If you need to know what happens during admission process, then this is an excellent book for you. Based on the information in this book, I was able to extract my own conclusions.The reason I hesitated if I should rate this book as a five stars book is how long ago it was written. A lot has changed. Many aspects stayed same, but many aspects changed. It will be misleading if this is the only guide book you are using. 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