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Have you read the book?  Though admissions to the top colleges has gotten even more competitive since it was written, the book is enlightening b/c it delves into the sausage making, black box (forgive my mixed metaphors) of competitive college admissions. I worked in admissions for two years at another New England SLAC right after I graduated college in 2014 and find The Gatekeepers very much relevant and an entertaining read.  Yes, applications are no longer mailed rather submitted online and the absolute numbers of applications has increased b/c of the Common App but the actual PROCESS of selecting a class hasn't changed very much.  It is well worth a read for parents or high school students about to embark on this process.  [/quote]

You graduated college in 2014? Why are you on a forum for parents of HS and college students? Or was that a typo?[/quote]

Why shouldn't she / he be on this forum. The poster has certainly provided about 100% more helpful information than you have. Maybe they work in admissions. Please, crawl back under your rock.[/quote]

Thank you!  I'm the PP being referred to and yes I just by happenstance discovered these boards after someone at work recommended the Real Estate discussion as potentially being helpful for my housing search.  There is alot of misinformation being posted in the College and University boards in my opinion, and I'm just trying to be helpful since I have a bit of first hand knowledge.   I'm also currently helping shepherd my little sister through the college admissions process.  I loved working in admissions and likely would have stayed if it paid a little better.  Jeez, the snark on these boards...

To OP's original question--if parents of high schoolers are looking for a helpful primer on getting through the admissions process, I'd also recommend Admission Matters by Sally Springer and Jon Reider.  I don't agree with everything they say, but they do a more than decent job of explaining the current landscape of college admissions without the hyperbole and providing readers with some very helpful guidance.  [/quote]

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