NATIONAL BESTSELLER*¿*“A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”-Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller*Fire and Fury, in the*New York Times Book Review *NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUESIn this explosive and prescient book, based on three years of investigative report­ing, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden shatters the myth of an American meri­tocracy. Naming names, along with grades and test scores, Golden lays bare a corrupt system in which middle-class and working-class whites and Asian Ameri­cans are routinely passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials-children of alumni, big donors, and celebrities. He reveals how a family donation got Jared Kushner into Harvard, and how colleges comply with Title IX by giving scholarships to rich women in “patrician sports” like horseback riding and crew.*With a riveting new chapter on Operation Varsity Blues, based on original re­porting,*The Price of Admission*is a must-read-not only for parents and students with a personal stake in college admissions but also for those disturbed by the growing divide between ordinary and privileged Americans.Praise for*The Price of Admission *“A disturbing exposé of the influence that wealth and power still exert on admission to the nation's most prestigious universities.”-The Washington Post“Deserves to become a classic.”-The Economist *