In last week’s NY Times, David Brooks writes that “In 1952, two-thirds of Harvard applicants were admitted.” Unimaginable in a time when Harvard publishes its acceptance rate as 8%. Incidentally, Brooks’ Op-Ed column is an interesting take on how one of the themes of the movie, “The Social Network,” is Harvard’s shift from a Wasp-dominated old boy […]
Tag: Family
Two Generations: By the Numbers
A comparison of my parents’ lives and mine. Statistic My Parents Me Times moved 4 34 Number of kids 4 2 Number of marriages 1 2 # Houses bought/sold 1 4 Yrs at current residence 52 5 1/2 Computers/household 1 3 TVs/household 1 4 Total # of employers 1 8 Av yrs/employer 45 4 Total […]