Transfering from PhotoshopCS3 to CS5 Bridge keywording and rating questions?

I have been using my daughter's photoshop CS3 on her computer and have keyworded and star rated most of my photos. She is now leaving home and I am going to purchase CS5 (as she will be taking her computer and the program). How do I transfer all these to the new version of CS5? I have spent soooo much time doing this and don't want to have to redo all the hard work.
I read somewhere that the keywords are embedded in the metadata. If that is so, would I just create the new keywords in the newer version and it will pick them up when I import the photos? I can't seem to find anything about importing star ratings.
Any suggestions???  I don't want to go ahead and purchase the new program until I know if this will work.

Keywords are embedded on the image so it is portable no matter what viewer.  So there should be no problem in switching from CS3 to 5, worked for me. 
However, (there always is a however isn't there?) the keyword panel will show italacized keywords meaning they are tempary.  You can right click on the keyword and choose "make persistant".
If you like the keyword structure on your daughters computer click on the arrow in upper right hand corner of the keyword panel and choose Export.  Save it on a flash drive and you will have it for future use.
I think the stars will be OK also.
Hope this helps.

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