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EducationTheir son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.
- Lou and Jennifer Zeidberg raised their kids in the US.
- Both their kids went to college in Europe: Their son attends college in France, and their daughter will attend college in Spain.
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