<p>I second 7D’s recommendation. I actually picked this book up, thinking it was a “how-to” book and was initially disappointed because that is not what it is. But within a few pages I was sucked into the stories of the applicants and the counselors. It reads like a novel. I soon found myself really caring about what happened to all of these people. The most pleasant surprise of all, however, was that by the time I finished, I felt I had learned more about the admission process than would have been the case had it indeed been a “how to” book.</p>