Alexandra Robbins (born in 1976) is an investigative journalist, lecturer, and author. Her books focus on young adults, education, and modern college life and its more aspects that are often overlooked or ignored by administrators . At least two of her five books, Quarterlife Crisis and Pledged, have been New York Times Best Seller list. She graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1994, the school profiled in The Overachievers; and cum laude from Yale University in 1998. She was editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, the Black & White. She has also written for a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, and Salon.com. Robbins has appeared in the media, such as The Smart Woman Survival Guide, The O'Reilly Factor, 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Paula Zahn Now, The View, The Colbert Report, and Anderson Cooper 360°, and networks including CNN, NPR, the BBC, MSNBC, CNBC, C-SPAN, and the History Channel. Along with author Jane Mayer, she broke the story about President Bush's unimpressive college grades and SATs in The New Yorker. The article got such media attention that reporters called to interview her and asked what her SAT scores were. She has not made her scores known publicly.[1] Robbins was also a member of Scroll and Key[1], one of Yale's secret societies, and has written a revealing book, "Secrets of the Tomb" in an attempt to expose the Skull and Bones society's doings. (notable members of which include George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and John Kerry). Robbins was a guest on the satirical program The Colbert Report on August 9, during which Colbert challenged claims Robbins makes in The Overachievers, citing a number of observations about Robbins' own experience.
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Holmes, Anna (2000-04-17). How nosy political reporters measure up. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
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Books
- The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids (2006)
- Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities (2004)
- Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis: Advice from Twentysomethings who Have Been There and Survived (2004)
- Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League and the Hidden Paths of Power (2003)
- Quarterlife Crisis (2001)
