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keilexandra) wrote2009-03-03 05:46 pm
keilexandra) wrote2009-03-03 05:46 pm
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Fat Envelope Frenzy, by Joie Jager-Hyman
Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students, and the Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize
by Joie Jager-Hyman
231 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Nonfiction/Education/College
Quick read, falls into the "case studies" subgenre of college admissions books. It's interesting to observe from a distance just how "random" (subjective and fortuitous) elite admissions is nowadays. The five students profiled are truly exceptional, "hooked" (underrepresented minority), or both. Their stories are depressing, too; but fascinating nevertheless. Recommended if you like this sort of thing, per usual.
by Joie Jager-Hyman
231 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Nonfiction/Education/College
Quick read, falls into the "case studies" subgenre of college admissions books. It's interesting to observe from a distance just how "random" (subjective and fortuitous) elite admissions is nowadays. The five students profiled are truly exceptional, "hooked" (underrepresented minority), or both. Their stories are depressing, too; but fascinating nevertheless. Recommended if you like this sort of thing, per usual.