Given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at Wesleyan University, Mr. Steinberg accompanied an admissions officer for nearly a year as he recruited the nation's most promising students. “The Gatekeepers” follows a diverse group competing for places in elite colleges.
This 2002 nonfiction book examines the inner workings of admissions committees at prestigious colleges and universities in the United States and addresses the changing face of American higher level education in the 21st century. Steinberg was granted unprecedented access to admissions officers, school administrators, guidance counselors and high school students and their parents during the writing process.
The book itself expands upon a series of articles Steinberg wrote in the New York Times. Steinberg follows the life of a Wesleyan University admissions officer Ralph Figueroa and various college applicants for almost an entire year as they undergo the stressful and tiring college admissions process. He touches upon such hot button issues such as affirmative action, recruiting, standardized testing and the significance of the SATs. His book also highlights the importance of essays and personal statements in a college application in conveying the individual behind the test scores and numbers.
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