<p>He LOVED his time in Miami and misses it terribly. He still goes down as often as he can to dive down in the Keys and go to Homecoming, etc. Some of his friends are still there, although that number keeps dwindling all the time.</p>
<p>No, he didn’t stay in Miami. He did apply to the grad school there, got accepted, but when it started coming down to stipends and living expenses he got a better offer from Emory in Atlanta. It’s location in relationship to the CDC was also a big plus for him. He likes Atlanta, but not as well as he liked Miami. 
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<p>Wow UIUC has gone through the roof. When son was considering it (back in Spring 02) total cost of attending including r&b was 18,000 a year. I still for the life of me can’t figure out why the state does not try to keep at least some of their brightest at home. No matter… it worked out, and he’s probably better off because of it.</p>