A Is for Admission

A IS FOR ADMISSION addresses virtually every issue you have, including:

• What is the AI? The Academic Index is the “trade secret” of certain Ivy League admissions committees: It's a precise mathematical formula that's used routinely to rank most applicants.

• Do minority students really have a better-than-average chance of getting into an Ivy League college? A IS FOR ADMISSION explains how minority applicants are actually gauged.

• Are certain applications tagged for special consideration by the admissions staff? Absolutely. Find out whether your profile fits into one of these privileged categories.

• How are essays and interviews appraised? Here are the criteria for powerful, winning essays and instructive advice for interviews.

A IS FOR ADMISSION also tells you if going to an elite private school—or a public high school—will help you, whether where you live makes a difference, which high schools have the highest acceptance rates, your odds for acceptance if you're deferred or wait-listed by a top school, and much more.