Jacques Steinberg

New York Times

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Writer for the New York Times and its blog, The Choice; author of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

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How Much Does College Matter?

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As President Obama makes yet another speech about America's future, more than a million high school seniors are deciding about college.

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As President Obama makes yet another speech about America's future, more than a million high school seniors are deciding about college.

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All the broadcast networks and cable outlets share a single source for exit polling across the country.  Four years ago, their data led to early calls that John Kerry had won the…

Networks' Plans for Exit Polls

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