Long before readers reach the back cover, they get an up-close view of Davidson’s holistic approach to each application.
Jeff Selingo, best-selling author and a contributor to The Atlantic and the Washington Post, on Tuesday will release Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. He serves up a first-hand look at the process of evaluating, admitting and enrolling the class of 2024.
Selingo visited Davidson throughout the 2018-19 academic year, spending hours with the Admission and Financial Aid team
His unique access and insight, combined with the pandemic’s warping of the upcoming college admission cycle, have spiked the pre-release appetite for the book. An adaptation appeared as the Saturday Essay in the Aug. 29 edition of the Wall Street Journal. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni centered his Sunday column around Selingo’s discoveries.
