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College  Bound


                                                                                     H
                                                                                            ey,  what college  are  you  going  to
                                                                                            when  you  get out  of  here?"
                                                                                            Ask  about any senior and they'll  tell
                                                                                     you  that this is  the question they're asked
                                                                                     the most.
                                                                                        Think  about it,  out of 3,CXX>  colleges in
                                                                                     the United States, how  could anyone choose
                                                                                     today!  Do  you  go  through a  list  of  college
                                                                                     names, close your eyes, and blindly  point to
                                                                                    one?
                                                                                        Practical  advise was offered to students
                                                                                     in  the  Counseling  Center by  100  college
                                                                                     representatives.  In  addition  to  this,  a
                                                                                     pamphlet  called  the  Career  and  College
                                                                                     Planning Guide was put out by  the counselors
                                                                                     for  the  first  time  to  help  make  faster
                                                                                     graduation choices.
                                                                                        Seniors  went  to  these  programs for
                                                                                     many  reasons.  Some  went  to  check  out
                                                                                     certain areas of a  colleges training facilities.
                                                                                     Others attended them to make a decision on
                                                                                     a  number  of  colleges  that  they  couldn't
                                                                                     choose from.
      Filli ng  in  Seniors  Kevin  Plautz and Kim  Mi lroy about  a                     Senior Dean Oltmanns stated, "I hadn't
     college is  the representative  from Simpson College.
                                                                                     decided if  I wanted to go  to Milford  until  I
                                                                                     went  and  found  out  about  their industrial
                                                                                     trades program,  and then I  really  made up
                                                                                     my  mind  to  go  there."
                                                                                         Summing  up  general reactions to  the
                                                                                     program, Senior  Paul  Baker  couldn't decide
                                                                                     among  three colleges, so  he  attended the
                                                          Sue  Merkel                college  representatives. Paul  said,  "The
                                                          Walter B.  Mertz  Ill
                                                          Kim  Meyer                 program is  very beneficial because it  helped
                                                                                     me to decide on  a  college. It 's  better to talk
                                                                                     to a representative than to read a catalogue."






                                                                                             Ann Mickels
                                                                                             linda Miller
                                                                                             Kim  Milroy
                                                                                             Geri Mines
                                                                                              Jim  Mohler






                                                                                              Mark Moklebust
                                                                                              Mandy  Moore
                                                                                              Jon Morgan
                                                                                              Roy  Mueller
                                                                                             Ann  Murray







                                                                                              John Nanos
                                                                                              Jim  Napier
                                                                                              R.  J.  Nebe
                                                                                              Colleen Nelson
                                                                                              Troy  Nelson
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