A Is for Admission：The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges

Forgenerations,theadmissionsprocessoftheIvyLeagueschoolsandothertopcollegeshasbeencloakedinmysteryandmyth.NowMicheleA.Hernandez,aformeradmissionsofficeratDartmouth,finallybreakstheancientcodeofsilencetorevealhowtheworld'smosthighlyselectiveschoolsreallymaketheirdecisions.Withabsolutecandor,Hernandeztellsyouallthehardtruths,providesallthesecrets,revealshowadmissionofficersfactorineveryextenuatingcircumstance,and,mostimportantly,sheshowsyouhowtomakethiscomplex,high-stakessystemworkforyou.Thorough,direct,andwrittenforrealresults,AISFORADMISSIONanswersthequestionsaskedbycountlessstudents:*Whatdoadmissionsofficersreallylookforandwhatturnsthemoff?*Howaretestscoresandgradestrulyevaluated?*Doesapplyingforearlydecisionhurtorhelpyougetintothecollegeofyourchoice?*Howcanyouimprovethechancesofacceptance?