The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite
- ISBN-10
- 0674010558
- ISBN-13
- 9780674010550
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 377
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Richard Zeckhauser, Christopher Avery, Christopher N. Avery
Description
The flawed nature of the early admissions process is the subject of this book, which is based on the careful examinations of half a million college applications to 14 elite colleges. 30 line illustrations. 28 tables.
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