{"product_id":"the-price-of-admission-updated-edition-how-americas-ruling-class-buys-its-way-into-elite-colleges-and-who-gets-left-outside-the-gates-paperback","title":"The Price of Admission (Updated Edition): How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way Into Elite Colleges--And Who Gets Left Outside the Gates - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Golden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\"A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.\"--Michael Wolff, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFire and Fury, \u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this explosive and prescient book, based on three years of investigative report­ing, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden shatters the myth of an American meri­tocracy. Naming names, along with grades and test scores, Golden lays bare a corrupt system in which middle-class and working-class whites and Asian Ameri­cans are routinely passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials--children of alumni, big donors, and celebrities. He reveals how a family donation got Jared Kushner into Harvard, and how colleges comply with Title IX by giving scholarships to rich women in \"patrician sports\" like horseback riding and crew. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a riveting new chapter on Operation Varsity Blues, based on original re­porting, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admission\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read--not only for parents and students with a personal stake in college admissions but also for those disturbed by the growing divide between ordinary and privileged Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admission\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A disturbing expos  of the influence that wealth and power still exert on admission to the nation's most prestigious universities.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deserves to become a classic.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Golden\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior editor at ProPublica. He was previously a managing editor at Bloomberg News, the deputy Boston bureau chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of many journalistic honors, including the Pulitzer Prize and three George Polk Awards, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471419949234,"sku":"9781400097975","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/40a760463864e0d164789c0e21a9d2e8.webp?v=1779102789","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-price-of-admission-updated-edition-how-americas-ruling-class-buys-its-way-into-elite-colleges-and-who-gets-left-outside-the-gates-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}