NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the
culture of superprivilege."--Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York
Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book
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NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUES
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In 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.
With a riveting new chapter on Operation Varsity Blues, based on
original reporting, The Price of Admission 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.
Praise for The Price of Admission
"A disturbing exposé of the influence that wealth and power still
exert on admission to the nation's most prestigious
universities."--The Washington Post*
"Deserves to become a classic."--The Economist