The early admissions game

the long version

"This book - based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 college applications to fourteen elite schools and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers - provides an extraordinarily thorough analysis of early admissions. In clear language it details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early and provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process. Unlike college admissions guides, The Early Admissions Game reveals the realities of early applications, frankly assessing how they work and what effects they have. Applying early is not for everyone, but it will improve - sometimes double, even triple - the changes of being admitted to a prestigious college.". "An Early Decision program can greatly enhance a college's reputation by boosting its ranking in the highly touted U.S. News College Guide. But such gains are not without cost, resulting in unequal treatment of students who apply early and those who do not. The system, in short, is unfair, and the authors make recommendations for improvement.". "The Early Admissions Game is sure to be the definitive work on the subject. It is must reading for admissions officers, guidance counselors, and high school seniors and their parents."--BOOK JACKET.