Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. College Dreams and College Outcomes 1
4. 2. Everyone Goes to College 17
5. 3. Racial Context, Tracking, and Peers 39
6. 4. When Brokering Fails: Guidance Holes and Broken Trust 66
7. 5. Opportunities or Opportunistic: Marketing in Higher Education 90
8. 6. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions 114
9. 7. Consequences for the Application Process, College Destinations, and Beyond 134
10. Methodological Appendix 157
11. Acknowledgments 165
12. Notes 169
13. References 183
14. Index 197
15. About the Author 205