TASP 2003 at UT Austin: The Mystery of Creativity



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Thursday, May 20, 2004
Yeah Alex! Shock and awe; wer're gonna saddam Cornell's husseins. (that was not an invitation to an iraq debate, Sorry...)

I want to offer my sincerest congratulations to everyone on their acceptance to college. It sounds as if everyone has gotten (or in J.O.R.'s case, will get) into amazing schools. Aimee was intimidated but I'm humbled to know people who are going to attend Ivy League institutions. No one from my county has ever been admitted to an Ivy League or just-as-good-as-Ivy-league school. I guess my point is that your accomplishments are huge, unheard of and envied to most people in the country. Undeniably you all have earned your acceptances yet just as undeniably we have all been blessed with the opportunities that got you there -things like AP and IB classes and good teachers that most of our peers don't enjoy.

John, you have made an excellent, excellent choice. Allow me to send you lots of country music. Holstein, Angus, Charlois: what a life awaits you. Everyone will think your tractor's sexy.

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