Nice job! My problem is that the pacing is way off though. Your going way too fast, slow down.

Good, but it could have started off as Claudia's parents wanting her to go to to a tradional four year university and being adamant on it. Either way its not bad and its still better than the clutter that's on the first few pages.

it's Da Vinci, not however you spelled it.

get a dictionary and some new story ideas.