Interesting Article about Admissions

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<p>Here’s an interesting article about college admissions: [Secrets</a> Of The Ivy League | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com](<a href=“http://www.newsweek.com/id/97303]Secrets”>Secrets Of The Ivy League)</p>

<p>I find it interesting that many of the admissions officers in very selective schools are not of the same cloth of the school. It’s interesting that other guides to getting into Ivy League schools encourage prospective student’s to try and speak the school’s language, but then…what’s the language the admissions officers are speaking?</p>

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<p>Note: By Barbara Kantrowitz | NEWSWEEK
Nov 3, 1997 Issue</p>

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<p>Jason, it’s much like real life when applying to a large firm. The human resource department isn’t usually stocked with the best & the brightest. (ANyone remember what Dirty Harry said about Personnel?) Yet the are the gatekeepers, too.</p>