<p>Flatbush: Thanks very much for your very detailed response. My son just got home today from UCLA and very much enjoyed his visit. His interest is in the biological sciences and he was very impressed with the programs he heard about at UCLA. He's also eligible for an ROTC scholarship - and is interested in ROTC - so the financial bite for me will be about 20 percent of a private college. And the ROTC program will likely keep him fit and focused. His only big surprise was the high number of Asian-Americans on campus - not a problem at all, just surprised. Being from NJ we weren't fully aware of the impact of what I think is Proposition 208 to ban race as a criteria for admission.<br>
Again, thanks for your insights.</p>