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Who Gets In?: Strategies for Fair and Effective College Admissions
Rebecca Zwick
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Description for Who Gets In?: Strategies for Fair and Effective College Admissions
Hardback. On the disputed topic of U.S. college admissions, everyone agrees that this high-stakes competition is unfair. But few agree on what a fair process would be. Stressing transparency in evaluating applicants, Rebecca Zwick assesses the goals and criteria of different admissions policies and shows how they can fail to produce the desired results. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JNKA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
When it comes to the hotly disputed topic of college admissions, the one thing everyone agrees about is that it's unfair. But there is little agreement on what a fair process would be. Rebecca Zwick takes a hard look at the high-stakes competition of U.S. college admissions today. Illustrating her points using analyses of survey data from applicants to the nation's top colleges and universities, she assesses the goals of different admissions systems and the fairness of criteria--from high school grades and standardized test scores to race, socioeconomic status, and students' academic aspirations. The demographic makeup of ... Read more
When it comes to the hotly disputed topic of college admissions, the one thing everyone agrees about is that it's unfair. But there is little agreement on what a fair process would be. Rebecca Zwick takes a hard look at the high-stakes competition of U.S. college admissions today. Illustrating her points using analyses of survey data from applicants to the nation's top colleges and universities, she assesses the goals of different admissions systems and the fairness of criteria--from high school grades and standardized test scores to race, socioeconomic status, and students' academic aspirations. The demographic makeup of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674971912
SKU
V9780674971912
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About Rebecca Zwick
Rebecca Zwick is Distinguished Presidential Appointee at Educational Testing Service and Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Reviews for Who Gets In?: Strategies for Fair and Effective College Admissions
A thought provoking examination of higher education's supply side...Thorough and informative.
Basil Smikle Jr. New York Journal of Books (05/30/2017) Zwick's book is an invaluable resource for anyone who reflects on or worries about the state of college admission today and what it means for diversity in higher education.
Jamaal Abdul-Alim Diverse (07/13/2017) Who Gets In? is an excellent primer ... Read more
Basil Smikle Jr. New York Journal of Books (05/30/2017) Zwick's book is an invaluable resource for anyone who reflects on or worries about the state of college admission today and what it means for diversity in higher education.
Jamaal Abdul-Alim Diverse (07/13/2017) Who Gets In? is an excellent primer ... Read more