02915nam 2200637 a 450 991095649420332120200520144314.097806740203440674020340(CKB)1000000000805548(DLC)2005301048(StDuBDS)AH24023328(SSID)ssj0000142257(PQKBManifestationID)11148657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142257(PQKBWorkID)10096200(PQKB)11280922(Au-PeEL)EBL3300624(CaPaEBR)ebr10328800(OCoLC)923112449(MiAaPQ)EBC3300624(Perlego)1146983(EXLCZ)99100000000080554820060605d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe early admissions game joining the elite /Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Pressc20041 online resource (389 p.) "With a new chapter."9780674010550 0674010558 9780674016200 0674016203 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Joining the Game -- 1. The History of Early Admissions -- 2. The State of the Game -- 3. Martian Blackjack: What Do Applicants Understand about Early Admissions? -- 4. The Innocents Abroad: The Admissions Voyage -- 5. The Truth about Early Applications -- 6. The Game Revealed: Strategies of Colleges, Counselors, and Applicants -- 7. Advice to Applicants -- Conclusion: The Essence of the Game and Some Possible Reforms -- Early Admissions 2004 -- Appendix A: Median SAT-1 Scores and Early Application Programs at Various Colleges -- Appendix B: Data Sources -- Appendix C: Interview Formats -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Tables and Figures -- Index.Based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 applications to fourteen elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers, this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process.Universities and collegesUnited StatesAdmissionHandbooks, manuals, etcCollege choiceUnited StatesUniversities and collegesAdmissionCollege choice378.1/610973Avery Christopher(Christopher N.)1814598Fairbanks Andrew1814599Zeckhauser Richard552254MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956494203321The early admissions game4368583UNINA