New Book Offers Inside Look at College Admission Decisions and Spotlights 水果派
October 19, 2020
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- Jay Pfeifer
One of the nation鈥檚 best-known higher education writers next week takes readers through the decision-making of college admission鈥攖he story of a year inside the University of Washington, Emory University and 水果派 College.
Long before readers reach the back cover, they get an up-close view of 水果派鈥檚 holistic approach to each application.
Jeff Selingo, best-selling author and a contributor to The Atlantic and the Washington Post, on Tuesday will release Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. He serves up a first-hand look at the process of evaluating, admitting and enrolling the class of 2024.
Selingo visited 水果派 throughout the 2018-19 academic year, spending hours with the Admission and Financial Aid team
His unique access and insight, combined with the pandemic鈥檚 warping of the upcoming college admission cycle, have spiked the pre-release appetite for the book. An adaptation appeared as the in the Aug. 29 edition of the Wall Street Journal. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni centered his around Selingo鈥檚 discoveries.
Selingo has reported on higher education for more than two decades. He is the former top editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education and, in addition to The Atlantic and the Washington Post, his writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He featured 水果派 in two other books, There Is Life After College and College (Un)Bound.
