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"Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own...
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Series
Virgil Flowers novels volume 12
Language
English
Description
"At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of PC culture. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? Then someone winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate ... and he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy....
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Sourcebooks
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English
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"What if you could take control of the admissions process, as you apply for your dream school, and do it in a way that's both effective and empowering? From filling out your extracurriculars to interviewing with admissions staff, it comes down to two questions: What matters most to you? How does it manifest in your life? The answers to these questions will fuel every aspect of your college admissions experience, and Ethan Sawyer (the College Essay...
4) Moo
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Language
English
Description
A satire on university life, describing the rackets and the intellectual dishonesty that goes on. The setting is the U of Moo where research into the destruction of rain forests is tailored to suit the corporation funding the project. By the author of A Thousand Acres.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
A seventeen-year-old orphan is sent to a posh northeastern college for women by an anonymous benefactor. All she must do is write to the man she nicknames Daddy-Long-Legs and tell him of her progress.
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Language
English
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"High school students who get average grades and don't ace the SAT or ACT discover that an exceptional college education is by no means beyond their reach with this guide. Along with information on what to look for in a college and what colleges look for in their students besides grades, this college reference provides details on more than 175 colleges that make it a point to help students who have not achieved a stellar GPA and includes information...
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English
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U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges book is the longest-running and most quoted guide to undergraduate study in the United States -- with exclusive in-depth rankings; expert advice on choosing, getting into, and paying for college; and a directory of nearly 1,600 schools.
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Jamie Beaton was admitted to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Wharton, Columbia, Harvard Law, Yale Law, Cambridge, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, Stanford Business School and was awarded the Schwarzman Scholarship before he turned 26. In [this book], he shares his insider knowledge about the elite college admissions process with you, delivering honest and effective advice guaranteed to maximize your chances of getting into the school of your choice"...
19) A surprise find
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Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2011]
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
The reader makes a series of choices that determine how the story's main character learns about generosity and letting go of possessions when Innerstar University holds a charity clothing drive.
20) Annual report
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Publisher
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Pub. Date
19uu
Language
English