{"product_id":"the-gatekeepers-jacques-steinberg-9780142003084","title":"The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College","description":"In the fall of 1999, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. The first book to reveal the college admission process in such behind-the-scenes detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e will be required reading for every parent of a high school-age child and for every student facing the arduous and anxious task of applying to college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e] provides the deep insight that is missing from the myriad how-to books on admissions that try to identify the formula for getting into the best colleges...I really didn't want the book to end.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0142003085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142003084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2003 pg. 16","brand":"Jacques Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981462536447,"sku":"9780142003084","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4f24479-3cfe-41db-82ba-f9921c8002fc.jpg?v=1683255720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gatekeepers-jacques-steinberg-9780142003084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}