What would a latter-day Jane Austen say about love, death, andthe SATs? Anne Ehrlich is a dedicated guidance counselor steering her high school charges through the perils of college admission. Years ago, when she was graduating from Columbia, her wealthy family persuaded her to give up the love of her life, Ben Cutler, a poor boy from Brooklyn College. Anne has never married and hasnt seen Ben for 13 yearsuntil his nephew turns up in her high school and starts applying to college. Can old love be rekindled, or are past mistakes too painful to forget?