The Abington Free Library will host bestselling author Jeff Selingo at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 30.

Selingo will talk about his book Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2020” by The New York Times. 

From the book’s description:

Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window.

Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers.

For the library’s announcement, you can click here.

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