The Price of Admission

图书标准信息

• 作者 Daniel Golden 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2007-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781400097975
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Everyspringthousandsofmiddle-classandlower-incomehigh-schoolseniorslearnthattheyhavebeenrejectedbyAmerica’smostexclusivecolleges.Whattheymayneverlearnishowmanycandidateslikethemselveshavebeenpassedoverinfavorofwealthywhitestudentswithlessercredentials—childrenofalumni,bigdonors,orcelebrities.

Inthisexplosivebook,thePulitzerPrize–winningreporterDanielGoldenarguesthatAmerica,theso-calledlandofopportunity,israpidlybecominganaristocracyinwhichAmerica’srichestfamiliesreceivespecialaccesstoelitehighereducation—enablingthemtogivetheirchildrenevenmoreofaheadstart.Basedontwoyearsofinvestigativereportingandhundredsofinterviewswithstudents,parents,schooladministrators,andadmissionspersonnel—someofwhomriskedtheirjobstospeaktotheauthor—ThePriceofAdmissionexposesthecorruptadmissionspracticesthatfavorthewealthy,thepowerful,andthefamous.

InThePriceofAdmission,Goldennamesnames,alongwithgradesandtestscores.HerevealshowthesonsofformervicepresidentAlGore,one-timeHollywoodpowerbrokerMichaelOvitz,andSenateMajorityLeaderBillFristleaptaheadofmoredeservingapplicantsatHarvard,Brown,andPrinceton.HeexploresfavoritismattheIvyLeagues,Duke,theUniversityofVirginia,andNotreDame,amongotherinstitutions.HerevealsthatcollegesholdAsianAmericanstudentstoahigherstandardthanwhites;complywithTitleIXbygivingscholarshipstorichwomenin“patriciansports”likehorsebackriding,squash,andcrew;andrepaycongressmenforfavorsbyadmittingtheirchildren.HealsorevealsthatHarvardmaintainsa“Z-list”forwell-connectedbutunderqualifiedstudents,whoarequietlyadmittedontheconditionthattheywaitayeartoenroll.

ThePriceofAdmissionexplodesthemythofanAmericanmeritocracy—thebeliefthatnomatterwhatyourbackground,ifyouaresmartanddiligentenough,youwillhaveaccesstothenation’smosteliteuniversities.Itismustreadingnotonlyforparentsandstudentswithapersonalstakeincollegeadmissions,butalsoforthosedisturbedbythegrowingdividebetweenordinaryandprivilegedAmericans.

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【作者简介】

DanielGoldenisDeputyBureauChiefattheBostonbureauofTheWallStreetJournal,wherehehascoverededucationsince1999.Previously,hewasareporterattheBostonGlobe.Therecipientofnumerousjournalistichonorsandawards,includingthePulitzerPrizeandtheGeorgePolkAward,heholdsaB.A.fromHarvardCollege.HeliveswithhiswifeandsoninBelmont,Massachusetts.

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