<p>From today's New York Times:
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It was a spectacular winter day, bright, sunny and cold; the tide was out, the waves were high, and I had the beach to myself. As I ran, I thought the same thing I do after all these interviews: Another amazing kid who wont get into Harvard.</p>
<p>That used to upset me. But Ive changed.</p>
<p>Over the last decade, Ive done perhaps 40 of these interviews, which are conducted by alumni across the country. Theyre my only remaining link to my alma mater; Ive never been back to a reunion or a football game, and my total donations since graduating in the 1970s do not add up to four figures.</p>
<p>No matter how glowing my recommendations, in all this time only one kid, a girl, got in, many years back. I do not tell this to the eager, well-groomed seniors who settle onto the couch in our den. Theyre under too much pressure already. Better than anyone, they know the odds, particularly for a kid from a New York suburb.
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<p>Read the rest of the article here: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/29Rparenting.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/29Rparenting.html</a></p>