Dream school finding the college that's right for you
"Attending college has long been a rite of passage for millions of teens and a bedrock of the American dream. But that well-worn path has lately taken a wrong turn, denying admission even to super-achievers and putting intolerable stress on family finances. Now, in Dream School Jeffrey Selingo shift...
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New York :
Scribner,
2025.
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Table of Contents:
- Author's note
- Introduction
- Part I: Why your assumptions about elite colleges are all wrong. Great expectations : why you need a backup plan
- Swimming in calmer waters : the elite college degree matters less than you think
- Part II: Mapping the new admissions landscape. The rise of the out-of-state recruit : what's driving teenagers to cross borders
- Value over prestige : skipping the next tier of schools to get a deal
- The age of agency : why this is your time to explore
- Part III: What to look for in your dream school. On the hunt for a good school : how the information marketplace fed our obsession with admissions
- Mentors matter : finding colleges that put teaching first
- Finding your people : how belonging shapes your undergraduate experience
- The doom loop of college finances : how to make sure a college will continue to have the dollars to invest in you
- Better than average : making sure the degree pays off
- Conclusion: Dreams
- Appendix: The "new" dream schools--a selected list
- Hidden values
- Breakout regionals
- Large leaders
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index.
