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FILENAME:	3047_1171_1278
TOPIC#:		324
DATE:		910611
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qy          B.1 utt1:  Do you have children? /  

ny          A.2 utt1:  {F Uh, } yes,  /
ny^r          A.2 utt2: yes,  /
sd^e          A.2 utt3: I have a daughter. /  

bh          B.3 utt1:  Do you. /  

ny          A.4 utt1:  Yeah. /  

qw          B.5 utt1:  How old is she? /  

sd          A.6 utt1:  She's only about, {F uh, } {F uh, }  a little less than two years old. /  

qy^d          B.7 utt1:  {F Uh, } <laughter> I guess you have not  reached the stage where you need to, {F uh, } promote a college or anything,  {F huh. } /  

nn          A.8 utt1:  No. /  

sd          B.9 utt1:  <Laughter> I've got one that's seven and  one that's three,  /
sd          B.9 utt2: {C so, } [ we, + {F uh, } we ] started saving,  /
sd          B.9 utt3: {C but } that's all. /  

b          A.10 utt1:  Yeah <laughter>. /  

qy          B.11 utt1:  {D So, } [ [ do you, +  is there, ] +  are you ] planning to, {D like, }  encourage your children to go to a particular school? /  

nn          A.12 utt1:  <Sigh> {F Uh, } <sigh>,   no, {F uh, } {F um, }  /
nn          A.12 utt2: no  particular school.  /
sv          A.12 utt3: {F Uh, } I  think that's really a decision [ th-, +  # that, ] # -/  

qy^d          B.13 utt1:  # That # you are going to let them make. /  

%          A.14 utt1:  They, - /
nd          A.14 utt2: {D well, } help them make in  terms of, {D you know, } what [ they are, + they are ] --   

b          B.15 utt1:  Right. /  

+          A.16 utt1:  -- wanting to do. /  

b          B.17 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.18 utt1:  {D You know, } [ that, + that's ] a big influence,  I think and,    

aa          B.19 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa^r          B.19 utt2: yeah. /  

+          A.20 utt1:  {D You know } [ what, + not only what ]  you can afford, but [ what, + what's ] going to be best for them --   

b          B.21 utt1:  Right. /  

+          A.22 utt1:  -- in terms of what their career goals are. /  

b          B.23 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.24 utt1:  {C So, } {F uh, } {D you know, }  you need to go to a school that handles whatever it is you want to do. /  

aa          B.25 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qw          B.25 utt2: Where did you go to school? /  

sd          A.26 utt1:  {F Uh, } University of Mississippi. /  

bk          B.27 utt1:  Oh.  /
qy          B.27 utt2:  Was that local or, {F uh, } -/  

sd          A.28 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D well, } [ it was, + <sigh> {D well, }  it was ] within the state. /  

b          B.29 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.30 utt1:  {C But } [ it, + it ] was not necessarily  local, it was, -/  

b          B.31 utt1:  Yeah.  /
%          B.31 utt2: {C But } [ I, + ] {E I mean, }  so what's,  ((   )) , -/  

qy          A.32 utt1:  What's the criterion for choosing to go there? /  

ny          B.33 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.34 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D well, } at the time, I was, {F uh, }  thinking of going pre med -- /  

b          B.35 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.36 utt1:  -- {C and } in the state, {F uh, } they had the  best pre med {F uh, } curriculum for the,  {F uh, } state institutions. /  

b          B.37 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.38 utt1:  It was choice between there  and, {F uh, } a private college --   

b          B.39 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.40 utt1:  -- that, {F uh, } was a bit more expensive. /  

b          B.41 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.42 utt1:  At the time, <sigh> we really could  not afford it  /
sd          A.42 utt2: {C so } --   

b          B.43 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.44 utt1:  -- I ended up going there although it  was quite a drive away for me.  /
%          A.44 utt2:  It, - /
sd          A.44 utt3:    {F uh, } I enjoyed it. /  

qy          B.45 utt1:  {D So } [ you, + did you ] commute everyday  then  /
%          B.45 utt2: {C or, } -/  

nn          A.46 utt1:  No. /  

bk          B.47 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

nn          A.48 utt1:  No,  /
nn^r          A.48 utt2: no,  /
sd^e          A.48 utt3: it was a six hour drive. /  

bk          B.49 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay,  /
sd          B.49 utt2: when you said it was [ quite a, + quite a ] way away, I did not know [ it +  that ] meant you had to drive like an hour  /
%          B.49 utt3: {C or, } -/  

sd          A.50 utt1:   ((   ))   ((   ))  [ I was, +  {F uh, }   it was ] like another world. /  

b          B.51 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.52 utt1:  Basically, [ it was a, + {D no } it was a, ] - /
sd          A.52 utt2: did not  get home that often, {D you know, }  /
sv          A.52 utt3: {C and } at that age --   

b          B.53 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.54 utt1:  -- [ it's, + {F uh, } it's ] [ kind of, + kind of ]  difficult sometimes. /  

b          B.55 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.56 utt1:  Especially, if you have not  been away a lot --   

b          B.57 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.58 utt1:  -- that extended <sigh>. /  

qy          B.59 utt1:  {D So, } did you go there, {D like, }   straight out of high school? /  

ny          A.60 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          B.61 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.61 utt2:  {F Uh, } {D see } I did not get my degree  until later on,  /
sd          B.61 utt3: {C so } I just finished mine a couple of years ago. /  

b          A.62 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.63 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } {D you know, }  I guess, {D you know, } when you have to do it that way, it [ makes, + makes ] your choices a lot easier  /
%          B.63 utt2: {C but, } -/  

aa          A.64 utt1:  {F Uh, } that's true.  /
aa          A.64 utt2:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.64 utt3: [ that, + that's ] like,  {D you know, } when I went on to get [ my, + my ] masters --   

b          B.65 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.66 utt1:  -- [ I, {F uh, } basically was, +  {D you know, } it was  where I was ] at the time. /  

b          B.67 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.68 utt1:  {D You know, } I was not going to try to pick  and go somewhere else --   

b          B.69 utt1:  Right,  /
b^r          B.69 utt2: right. /  

+          A.70 utt1:  -- because I was pretty much settled  /
sd          A.70 utt2: {C and }  I was trying to work.  /
sv          A.70 utt3: [ {C But, } + {F uh, } {C so } ] when you are first going to school [ that, + ] you kind of  have the luxury of being able to --   

aa          B.71 utt1:  Exactly. /  

+          A.72 utt1:  -- have some latitude in choosing the place to go. /  

b          B.73 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qw          B.73 utt2: [ Wh-, + which ] group do you work in in T I? /  

sd          A.74 utt1:  {F Um, } {F uh, } the computer science center. /  

qw          B.75 utt1:  {F Oh, } {F uh, } where is that at? /  

sd          A.76 utt1:  {F Uh, } north building. /  

bk          B.77 utt1:  I see.  /
qw          B.77 utt2:  How long do you work for T I? /  

sd          A.78 utt1:  {F Uh, } about three years. /  

qy          B.79 utt1:  Did you work somewhere else,  /
bf         B.79 utt2: {D like }  sounds like you got your masters before here  /
%          B.79 utt3:  {C or, } -/  

ny          A.80 utt1:  {F Uh, } yeah,  /
sd^e          A.80 utt2: I have, {F uh, } {F uh, }  /
ar          A.80 utt3: no  /
sd          A.80 utt4: {D actually, }  {E I mean } I came straight from school to here. /  

bk          B.81 utt1:  I see. /  

sd          A.82 utt1:  {D So, } cause this was the [ first, + first ] real job  after getting my degree. /  

b          B.83 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
qy          B.83 utt2: After your masters or after your, -/  

sd          A.84 utt1:  After my masters. /  

bk          B.85 utt1:  I see. /  

sd          A.86 utt1:  My undergraduate degree was [ not in, + not in ]  what my masters was. /  

b          B.87 utt1:  I see. /  

sd          A.88 utt1:  {C So } I made a career change --   

b          B.89 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.90 utt1:  -- basically. /  

b          B.91 utt1:  I see.  /
^h          B.91 utt2:  {D Well, } let's see <laughter>  /
%          B.91 utt3: I, have not  ((   ))  {D you know, } - /
aa          B.91 utt4: there's a lot of pluses and minuses for different schools, {D you know, }  just like you said.  /
sv          B.91 utt5: {F Uh, } depending on what they want to specialize  in and what you can afford, different things like that,  /
sd          B.91 utt6: {C so } [ I, + I ] have not --   

b          A.92 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.93 utt1:  -- really made up my mind, {D you know, } whether  to encourage them to go different places  /
%          B.93 utt2: {C or, } -/  

sd          A.94 utt1:   (( One day ))   I would like to, {F uh, }  {D you know, } the,   {F uh, } - /
sd          A.94 utt2: [ I, + I ] like the  school where I went. /  

b          B.95 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.96 utt1:  {E I mean, } {C and } I would not hesitate at all  [ to, + to ] encourage her to go [ there + --   

b          B.97 utt1:  Right. /  

+          A.98 utt1:  -- there ] if she wanted to. /  

b          B.99 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.100 utt1:  {C Or } the school where I got my masters  at, [ which, + which ] was a different school. /  

b          B.101 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.102 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } I liked it almost as well. /  

b         B.103 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.104 utt1:  {F Uh, } {C but, }  {F uh, } {D you know, }  that, I'm not going to hold them to that --   

b          B.105 utt1:  Right. /  

+          A.106 utt1:  -- just because I went there.  /
sv          A.106 utt2:   I, {D you know, } think that's <sigh> -- -/  

b          B.107 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.108 utt1:  -- If they want to, that's fine, but --   

b          B.109 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.110 utt1:  -- otherwise not. <sigh> Although I [ ca-, +  {F uh, }  would ] get quite a break on, on tuition <laughter>. /  

qy^d          B.111 utt1:  {F Um, } because you went there. /  

ny          A.112 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.112 utt2: {C because } they, {F uh, } allow  for, {F uh, } {F uh, } tuition, {F uh, } break for out of state students --   

b          B.113 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

+          A.114 utt1:  -- who children of alumnae. /  

sd          B.115 utt1:  I didn't know that. /  

sd          A.116 utt1:  {D Well } certain schools do it. /  

b          B.117 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.118 utt1:  This school does.  /
%          A.118 utt2: {C So, } {F uh, }   

b          B.119 utt1:  {F Huh. } /  

+          A.120 utt1:  [ It's, +  it  ((   )) ] , - /
sd          A.120 utt2:  [ I, + I ] was involved in some, {F uh, } {F oh, } alumnae  recruiting, {F uh, } here in town, {F uh, } recently, {F uh, }  {D well } last year <sigh>. /  

b          B.121 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.122 utt1:  {F Uh, } {C and } it was kind of fun, because you  are [ trying [ to +  <sigh> to, ] +  trying to ] get people interested in your school, {D you know. } /  

b          B.123 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          A.124 utt1:  {C And } they were, - /
sd          A.124 utt2: this was a college night  [ at a, + at a ] high school in Richardson.  /
%          A.124 utt3: {C And } it was, -/  

b          B.125 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.126 utt1:  {C And } there were a bunch of kids, {D you know, }   {C and } a bunch of schools.  /
sv          A.126 utt2: There were a hundred schools, probably there --   

b          B.127 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.128 utt1:  -- all competing for the same kids. /  

b          B.129 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.130 utt1:  It's kind of interesting [ [ to, + to, ] + to ]  talk up, {D you know, } your,   

aa          B.131 utt1:  Yeah,  /
^2          B.131 utt2: your # own school, # /  

+          A.132 utt1:  # school #  /
sd          A.132 utt2: {C And, }  I was surprised by the  number of kids that [ came, + came ] by and  had heard of, {D you know, } our school.    

b          B.133 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.134 utt1:  [ And, + and ] were interested in it. /  

b          B.135 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

%          A.136 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D you know, } we, {F uh, }  ((   )) - /
sv          A.136 utt2:  situations like that, you don't realize,  {D you know, } until you start thinking about it,  the kinds of  ((   ))  advantages you school may have over others. /  

b          B.137 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.138 utt1: {C And so, } [ I, + I ] was [ real, + real ] pleased  with that.  /
sd          A.138 utt2:  That worked out so well. /  

b          B.139 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qy          B.139 utt2: {D So } did you drum up any  interest  (( then ))  /
%@          B.139 utt3: {C or, }   

am          A.140 utt1:  I think so. /  

+@          B.141 utt1:  {D Well, } that's good. /  

no         A.142 utt1:  I don't know offhand  /
sd          A.142 utt2: {C but, }  {F uh, } it seemed like  there were quite a few --   

b          B.143 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.144 utt1:  -- kids that were definitely interested in  going there.  /
sd          A.144 utt2: <sigh> # {C So, } [ there, # +    

%          B.145 utt1:  # {C And } that, # -/  

+          A.146 utt1:  There ] was one mother who, {F uh, } came by right,  even, before we started, [ who, + who ] obviously was, {F uh, } very interested in getting [ her, + her ]  daughter in [ or, + or ] having gotten her daughter in or something  /
sd          A.146 utt2: {C and } she was  wanting some more information.  /
sd          A.146 utt3:  {C But } [ she was, + [ her, + her ] daughter  was, ]  {F uh, }  [ [ [ a, +   a, ] +  [ [ ma-, +   ma-, ] +   dru-, ] a ] majorette or something. +    

b          B.147 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.148 utt1:  {D You know, } a baton twirler or something ] -- /  

b          B.149 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.150 utt1:  -- {C and } [ she was + <laughter> she was, ] letting  us know [ she, + ] ((   ))  [ how, + how ] good her daughter was. /  

x          B.151 utt1:  <Laughter>.  -/  

sd          A.152 utt1:  She had [ cards printed up, {D actually } --    

b          B.153 utt1:  {F Oh, } really. /  

+          A.154 utt1:  -- describing, +  {D you know, }  business cards describing ] her daughter's, {F uh, } {D you know, }   she had won several different twirling awards, and all # this, # /  

b          B.155 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sd          A.156 utt1:  {C and } she [ was, + had ] these business cards  she was passing out  /
sd          A.156 utt2: {C and } it was <sigh> quite a production.  /
sv          A.156 utt3:  <laughter> I think some parents go a little bit overboard. /  

aa          B.157 utt1:   Yeah  /
aa          B.157 utt2: it sounds like it. /  

b          A.158 utt1:   <breathing> Yes. <exhaling> /  

sv          B.159 utt1:   {D Well } {D you know } I think Richardson is probably  {D you know } one of the places that would definitely -/ 
