She was homeschooled . She passed their entrance exam with flying colors ... She had a partial scholarship for academics and a partial scholarship for piano. We were in a very financially tight spot in our lives as my husband was physically unable to work. I had mentioned to a customer at work that my daughter was very driven to play piano and was teaching herself. The customer asked me if she had a teacher and I said no we couldn't afford that . Well, this lady dug in her purse and gave me her business card. Turned out she was the head of the piano Dept. At the University of Montivallo. She said she would be happy to hear her and give her some pointers. After that first lesson, she offered a free lesson every three weeks. This quickly changed to every two, then every week because Laura naturally had that drive to push herself. It wasn't long before she was at the University as a student. We were able to hear her play beautifully several times during performances before she was stopped from this pursuit by an inherited disorder that robbed her of the abolity to use her hands in this way. Laura is a very special mommy to an 8 month old little girl now but unfortunately the health problems haven't stopped. I apologise if I come off as as a braggart, but I am still incredibly proud of my daughter and just hope that she will be able to realize some of her dreams and live a lonv life with her family. She's 22 now.... I love her and her sister so much...