PRAISE FOR VALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE

“The most honest, most helpful book I’ve ever read on applying to college.”
—Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals

“This book is incredible. I have read dozens of books about college admissions and this one is exceptional in its honesty and insight. It both answers the questions that parents and students truly have and reminds us all of what is really important.”
—Lisa Heffernan, New York Times bestselling author and co-author of Grown & Flown

“Becky Munsterer Sabky is an expert on college admissions – an insider generous enough to share her experiences behind the closed doors of ivy league college admissions. Valedictorians at the Gate is the perfect combination of story, information, and advice, offering a much-needed dose of sanity around the process of college admissions.”
—Jessica Lahey, New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure

“Valedictorians at the Gate isn’t just an unmissable guide for every budding college applicant (and anxious parent); this is essential reading for all of us.  Ms. Sabky draws upon her rich experience as an Ivy League admissions director to illuminate the strange and shadowed world of admits, denys, and defers. With humor, empathy, and keen insight, she shows us what matters, and what doesn’t, at the threshold of higher education.”
—Adam Benforado, professor and New York Times bestselling author of Unfair

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Becky is thrilled and honored to speak with audiences about keeping perspective about the college admissions process. Her messages of decency and kindness resonate with groups of all ages and stages as she helps give them prescriptive advice on navigating the college search. She enjoys presenting to school groups, parent organizations, libraries, and non-profits. She’s presented to groups such as the The Delbarton School, Hudson Libraries, The Taft School, The Mountain View-Los Altos Speaker Series, The Pingry School, The American School in Japan, Grown and Flown, Sparta Public High School, The International Montessori School of Beijing, and The George School. (References available upon request.) Please contact her for availability at rebeccamunsterer@gmail.com. (Note: Becky is not for hire independently as a consultant.)

BIO: Becky Munsterer Sabky is a former Director of International Admissions at Dartmouth College and the author of “Valedictorians at the Gate” (Macmillan, 2021). She spent two years working in the admissions office at St. Lawrence University before her thirteen year career at Dartmouth. (At Dartmouth, she was the primary admission liaison for the recruited athlete program and she traveled the world recruiting students from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America.)  She’s a graduate of Colby College and received her M.A.L.S. degree in creative writing from Dartmouth. She’s also an award-winning monthly newspaper columnist, a blogger, and the author of the popular New York Times Op-Ed, “Check This Box If You’re A Good Person.” She’s been interviewed by Vermont Public Radio, Boston Public Radio, and NPR’s Chalkboard Chat. Her commentary has appeared in such media outlets as Bloomberg, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Grown and Flown, and ABC News.com. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two children.