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Best Book Award, 2000, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association This book studies Oxford University's transformation--and the political hazards for academics that ensued--when, after World War II, it changed from a private liberal-arts club with aristocratic pretensions into a state university heavily committed to the natural sciences, and with a middle-class consituency and a meritocratic ethos.

What can a college admissions officer safely predict about the future of a 17-year-old? Are the best and the brightest students the ones who can check off the most correct boxes on a multiple-choice exam? Or are there better ways of measuring ability and promise? In this penetrating and revealing look at high-stakes standardized admissions tests, Joseph Soares demonstrates the far-reaching and mostly negative impact of the tests on American li...

An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families.

Soares examines the nexus between social class and admissions at Americas top colleges from the vantage point of Yale University. It is a documented history of the institutional gatekeepers, seeking to select tomorrows leadership class from among their economically privileged clientele.

Best Book Award, 2000, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association This book studies Oxford University's transformation--and the political hazards for academics that ensued--when, after World War II, it changed from a private liberal-arts club with aristocratic pretensions into a state university heavily committed to the natural sciences, and with a middle-class consituency and a meritocratic ethos.