- The Early Admissions Game
- with a new chapter
- Christopher Avery
- Andrew Fairbanks
- Richard Zeckhauser
- Based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 applications to fourteen elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers, this book details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process.
- Paperback 2004
- The Early Admissions Game
- Christopher Avery
- Andrew Fairbanks
- Richard Zeckhauser
- This definitive work--based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 college applications to fourteen elite colleges, and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers--provides an extraordinarily thorough analysis of early admissions. In clear language it reveals the realities of early applications, how they work and what effects they have. The system, the authors argue, is unfair, and they make recommendations for improvement.
- Hardcover 2003
- Investing in College
- Malcolm Getz
- College education is one of the most important investments a family will make, but the process can be a headache for students and their parents. In a unique approach to this issue, economist and teacher Getz walks readers through the opportunities, risks, and rewards of heading off to college, breaking down confusing admissions and financial options.
- Hardcover 2007 / Paperback 2008