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Getting In (2010)

by Karen Stabiner(Favorite Author)

3.17 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1401322468 (ISBN13: 9781401322465)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Hyperion Voice

review 1: Having spent most of my professional life teaching and working with high schoolers, and supporting many of them through the college admission process, this was a dead-on reflection of how it all works. Most of the characters are more like caricatures, too extremely likable or unlikable to be believable. However, I loved the underlying theme that there are no guarantees when it comes to college admissions, and that perfect scores or grades are less relevant than most people think when it comes to the most elite schools. Fun vacation read!
review 2: I'm not sure if a literary critic would acknowledge that there is a genre out there that encompasses tales of getting into college. If there is such a genre, then this novel belongs in this realm. It is mostly abou... moret rich kids- hard to feel any empathy for their plight (oh yes- there is the stereotypical first generation Asian student who goes to the local public high school and tutors the rich kids). Most of the characters in this book were unlikeable. Which makes this a fun beach read if you are in higher education or have a child getting ready to apply to college! less

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