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<blockquote> <p>What I am arguing is that admission to Harvard and its ilk has now got so competitive that it requires complete dedication from a very young age. <<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>This is untrue. I'm sure there must be some who do this, but none of the Harvard kids I know were this obsessed. My daughter never even thought about Harvard until I suggested to her that she might be qualified after I saw her SAT scores in her junior year of high school. The idea of Harvard slowly grew on her from there. She didn't really get focused on it until after she was accepted.</p>
<p>She was much too busy pursuing her music and living her high school life to be "dedicated" to getting into Harvard.</p>