<p>Thanks Calmom for bringing to mind "The Gatekeepers." I remember first hearing about the book from an admissions officer from Harvey Mudd, right after the book first came out. The admissions officers were taking turns reading the Admissions Office copy (note--first clue that adcoms don't make a lot of money).</p>
<p>The book gave me the first inkling that MORE was needed than great grades and test scores for admissions to a highly selective college (hey, we were just starting out). It was interesting to see how the SAT/AP data was used by the adcoms--in the context of what avenues were available to a student. 3.5 student with great SATs and a medium number of APs from Silicon Valley seen as a potential slacker who didn't take advantage of all that was offered at her school. American Indian kid who turned himself around admitted.</p>
<p>And what was most fascinating was to see that if you were on the bubble, having a champion made all the difference. </p>
<p>Eye opening book--thanks for bringing it back into the light of day.</p>