Introduction : the Tennessee waltz
How the "z-list" makes the a-list : Harvard's payback for big donors
Recruiting the rich : development admits at Duke
The fame factor : celebrity children at Brown
Enduring legacies : Notre Dame's other tradition
Title IX and the rise of the upper-class recruited athlete : fencing, crew, and polo scholarships
A break for faculty brats : free and easy entry for the children of professors
The new Jews : Asian Americans need not apply
The legacy establishment : taking on Congress and the higher education lobby
The challenge of wealth-blind admissions : how Caltech raises standards
and donations
Ending the preferences of privilege : suggestions for reform.