[@txgood2] ....My goodness, you may very well be right with that! Though i guess that in part depends on how magic is played out in the RP once we get started. 

Then...perhaps the real question is, "What is a Gift that could grant her a better natural comprehension of magic"? Something that assists her in understanding it and grasping it better than the average mage, similar to or like unto the "problem solving" Gift idea you proposed before. With the current previous life history she has being that of a computer programmer sort of person who is great with code, though, the real question is how to execute such a gift given that current backstory...hmmm....*brains begins over-thinking everything*