A real hook...

Applying to College
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<p>And we wonder why we don't get in... </p>

<p>Read the article: <a href="http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7945858%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7945858&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>AMERICAN universities like to think of themselves as engines of social justice, thronging with “diversity”. But how much truth is there in this flattering self-image? Over the past few years Daniel Golden has written a series of coruscating stories in the Wall Street Journal about the admissions practices of America's elite universities, suggesting that they are not so much engines of social justice as bastions of privilege. Now he has produced a book—“The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges—and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates”—that deserves to become a classic....</p>

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<p>previously discussed in a number of threads. I recommend doing a search if you're interested in commentary on Golden's ideas.</p>