Discussion Review on “Getting In” by Malcolm Gladwell
Read “Getting In” by Malcolm Gladwell (Gladwell_Getting In.docx).Preview the document According to Gladwell, how do college admissions work at an elite university like Harvard? How is this related to social power and social status? (1 paragraph)
Next, look at the Harvard Admissions Brochure. (Harvard Admissions 2016-2017.pdfPreview the document) What type of person are they recruiting? How does Harvard’s marketing match or contradict what Gladwell claims goes on behind the scenes? (1 paragraph)
Choose a university that is not in the Ivy League and look at their website. What type of person are they recruiting? Compare and contrast that school’s online admissions and recruitment materials, selectivity/acceptance %, and incoming class demographics to Harvard. (1 paragraph)
Does it matter where someone goes to college? Why or why not? (1 paragraph)
Havard Brochure:
file:///Users/LisaSavery/Downloads/Harvard%20Admissions%202016-2017.pdf
