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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (70763)	10/14/2012 5:30:44 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 71178

Exactly right. A lot of people would never consider the University of Alabama (rednecks, football, fraternities, etc.). However, it has a stellar honors program. Any kid who can wrangle a scholarship from it would be foolish not to consider taking it. Top notch.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (70763)	10/14/2012 5:47:42 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

My kids qualified for the Johns Hopkins program but were not motivated to do it. Maybe I should have made them do it, but I am not a tiger mother. Maybe they would have gotten ahead further and faster if I had been. But done is done. They both were in the Fairfax County gifted and talented program, which is very enriched, and I did take them to the Smithsonian museums, National Zoo, National Gallery, historical sites, etc., every weekend. They both have good jobs, and have never given me a moment of trouble. They are happy and well adjusted. I often wonder whether it would have been better to limit the computer games, but the older one really lives for gaming.