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To: Ilaine who wrote (52738)	6/29/2000 1:35:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

When CW was at UVa's Echols Scholars program, which I thought sounded wonderful, and of course I love UVa, one of the students told him that he was in a class with 600. That and the overall size of the university turned CW off. Being out of state, though, it wouldn't have saved us that much compared to Rice which has a very low pricetag for what it is. I think U va was 16-18K. Va Tech was my brother's alma mater so I think it's a great choice. I know it always had that sort of ag school rep-- the Hokies wasn't it? LIke Texas A&M aggies. But I understand it has a terriic engineering program. Houston is NOT an academic school, and I think has more of that 'working people get degree' city feel to it. We'll look at the Honors program which says it offers more of the private school within a larger school atmosphere and see. The price is very right! UNder 10. Someone talked to CW about going straight into a PhD program after he finishes- it sounded as if they pay everything and also offer a generous stipend as well.. Sounds good to me. Would you encourage the boys to move away from home preferably?

To: Ilaine who wrote (52738)	6/29/2000 4:54:00 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I would recommend highly selective schools (e.g. Stanford and MIT) for 99th percentile SAT students who are committed to scientific achievement of the very highest order and who can't be satisfied with anything but the best. For a very smart kid who has never faced a serious challenge to go a second 50 university holds the promise of mediocrity. He will be smarter than most of the kids in class and most of the faculty as well. He can learn, but he will not be driven to achieve. He will tend to drift. Grear scientists and engineers must get their great ideas while they are very young. They need to bump heads against the best students and professors in the world. Wait until you bounce up against one of those 1 in a million Chinese or Indian kids. This is far more important in graduate schools. There you pick the single professor with whom you want to study. At highly selective undergraduate colleges you can get in contact with stars if you work in their labs (wash glassware, if necessary).