Where You Go Is Not Who Youll Be

Posted on 12 August 2017 by Frank Bruni

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROver the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no.That belief is wrong It s cruel In WHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU LL BE, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes.Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people who didn t attend the most exclusive schools, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges large public universities, tiny hideaways in the hinterlands serve as ideal springboards And he illuminates how to make the most of them What matters in the end are a student s efforts in and out of the classroom, not the gleam of his or her diploma.Where you go isn t who you ll be Americans need to hear that and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education. Free Read Where You Go Is Not Who Youll Be by Frank Bruni For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I really loved MOST of the message of this book The angst that many student feel about gaining admissions to the 20 or 50 lottery schools is counter productive and harmful Students can certainly get a great education at any number of colleges that aren t hailed by US News and World Report as the Top colleges I have visited a number of campuses that have a huge impact on students without being hyper selective I love those campuses and encourage my students to explore the opportunities a I really loved MOST of the message of this book The angst that many student feel about gaining admissions to the 20 or 50 lottery schools is counter productive and harmful St...I am fascinated with universities and colleges and where kids decide to go to school, how they hear about schools, and the quest to get into the best school When I was deciding on my own secondary education I didn t have this mentality at all I was lucky enough just to continue my education and then even better, to go on to graduate school I attended two public universities, both which got me where I am today and I am grateful for the education The title of this book is apt and it is exact I am fascinated with universities and colleges and where kids decide to go to school, how they hear about schools, and the quest to get into the best school When I was deciding on my ...I believe the premise of this book in that your college choice doesn t dictate how successful you will be in life and that colleges don t determine worth Now with that being said, I think that some colleges can open up opportunities to their students that others cannot I have three kids in college, next year it will be 4 Some of my kids love school and thrive in that environment and go to well known universities and I have one that hates school and would just shrivel up in that high pressure I believe the premise of this book in that your college choice doesn t dictate how successful you will be in life and that colleges don t determine worth Now with that being said, I think that some colleges can open up opportunities to their students that others cannot I have three kids in college, next year it will be 4 Some of my kids love school and thrive in that environment and go to well known universities and I have one that hates school and would just shrivel up in that high pressure env...THE WHOLE THING DOESN T MATTER AS MUCH AS YOU THINKWHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU LL BE goes against everything you ve been told about college i.e., do anything you can to get your son or daughter into the absolute BEST university you can Getting into a top university is like the ultimate report card When you get that A it means, You have arrived So, take practice SAT tests, hire tutors talk to alumni in short, DO ANYTHING Try for Harvard or Yale or maybe Stanford Of course, one need h THE WHOLE THING DOESN T MATTER AS MUCH AS YOU THINKWHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU LL BE goes against everything you ve been told abou...As the parent of a high school senior about to go off to college and having to make a smart choice as to where to go, I found this book incredibly timely It sends a message I thought I knew yet need to hear again and again that for some reason we value the brand name of a university, the elite factor, much higher than it should be valued if we rationally looked at all the factors important in school choice Frank Bruni is so talented in getting this message across He presents us with dozens As the parent of a high school senior about to go off to college and having to make a smart choice as to where to go, I found this book incredibly timely It sends a message I thought I knew yet need to hear again and again that for some reason we value the brand name of a university, the elite factor, much higher than it should be valued if we rationally looked at all the factors important in school choice Frank Bruni is so talented in getting this message across He presents us with dozens of resumes of well known people we admire who went to what he calls the unsung alma maters Howard Schultz, Chris Christie, Condoleeza Rice, and Christiane Amanpour get a mention, among many manyHe shows, again and again, how countless success stories are forged by such things as hard work, a winding instead o...Wish someone recommended this book during Andrews sopho or junior year in HS Would have saved us all a lot of grief A must read for any poor sucker about ready to enter the lions den unarmed.Nice wake up call for those spending tremendous time and resources on reaching for the ivy league Eye opener of a book that dispels the myth that ivy league schools CREATE greatness The author essentially shows and backs it up with data when need be how graduates of elite schools succeed because of advantages they had in place BEFORE ending up there, and because of social connections made, and NOT because of the quality of the education.Bruni essentially explains how kids who aren t from Nice wake up call for those spending tremendous time and resources on reaching for the ivy league Eye opener of a book that dispels the myth...I think the premise of this book was great the pressure to go to the perfect college is one many teens suffer from and dissecting that is important However, I found the book very repetitive and it wasn ...I have spent my entire career working in college admissions, mostly at highly selective institutions I do like this book, or at least what Bruni is trying to get across, and I even recommend it to families with kids heading into the college admission process While it is essentially a synthesis of information readily available elsewhere, I am not aware of any other book which has pulled all this together, and that is a plus for Bruni I also know a number of school counselors who are urging the I have spent my entire career working in college admissions, mostly at highly sel...Excellent Point There are pockets of excellence in many colleges, some obscure but most are easy to find Expand your search beyond the highest ranked colleges Good Advice Make the most of your college experience by following your passion and joy Work with a mentor Boring Stories How famous people experienced their college years as if they were my role models Who cares Bad Analysi...

12 August 2017

Frank Bruni