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Acceptance.(Brief article)(Book review)
This delightfully acerbic sendup of the college admissions process is set in a tony suburb of Washington, D.C. A group of overachieving students (a "cluster of brainpower . . . packed so tight, it was like the inner loop of the Beltway at rush hour") fight for what seems an ever-narrowing pool of Ivy League spots (the only ones that matter), state-university scholarships (for the rare student who is financially ...
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