Name: Excellent Sheep
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Author: William Deresiewicz

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In Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, a Yale professor advocates for more art and less science in college curriculums.  William Deresiewicz takes a sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with parents and counselors who demand perfect grades and culminates in the skewed applications he saw firsthand as a member of Yale’s admissions committee. 

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