Selling hope and college : merit, markets, and recruitment in an unranked school /

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Author / Creator:	Posecznick, Alexander, author.
Imprint:	Ithaca : ILR Press, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission. Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration. Universities and colleges -- Administration. Universities and colleges -- Admission. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12371110

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ISBN:	9781501708404 1501708406
Notes:	Previously issued in print: 2017. Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 1, 2017).
Summary:	It has long been assumed that college admission should be a simple matter of sorting students according to merit, with the best heading off to the Ivy League and highly ranked liberal arts colleges and the rest falling naturally into their rightful places. Admission to selective institutions, where extremely fine distinctions are made, is characterized by heated public debates about whether standardized exams, high school transcripts, essays, recommendation letters, or interviews best indicate which prospective students are worthy. And then there is college for everyone else. But what goes into less-selective college admissions? This text analyses this topic.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9781501707582

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