college prep
Take account of options, then take action
By John Schwarb  ForCustom Publications
It can be daunting, comprehending College in Richmond, Ind.
all the directions you can go after “Four years of undergraduate study
high school. Four-year colleges, is atime of exploration —being
public and private. Two-year schools. able to jump into things that are
Vocational schools. The military. familiar and of i nterest to them, but
Scratch that —it is daunting to being open to trying things they’d
chart acourse forthe rest of your never even heard about before. With
educational path and, in effect, your exposure to both the familiar and the
life. But it’sbest not to think of it that new,students often feel guided in
way.The future is an adventure, so the ways they really want to commit
you’re smart to treat it that way. to the rest of their education.”
College“When I’m talking to students But what about the journey toward
who may want to go to college but the start of that education?According
Earlhamthey don’thave aclue about what to Learn More Indiana (www.
bythey might want to major in or learnmoreindiana.org), astatewide
do for the rest of their lives, Itell partnership to raise the educational provided
them to celebrate the fact that they attainment of Hoosiers, there’sa
Photodon’tknow the answers to those four-step path to college for those
NancySinex, director of admissions at Earlham College,questions,” said Nancy Sinex, who decide that higher education is
said it’sOKfor students to approach their undergraduatedirector of admissions at Earlham the best choice.
studies as atime of exploration.
Be apain in the behind
Essentially,tell everyone your plans and soak
up advice. Latch onto anyone who can help and
don’tbeafraid to be persistent. It’syour future,
after all.
“I tell students to think about what it is
that you enjoy doing, any exposure youET P
had to people —your parents, yourS
parents’ friends, teachers that have
been particularly important —in
ways that they might have influenced
you,” Sinex said. “Maybe they said they
always thought you’d be agreat teacher
or awonderful coach. Identifying those
personalities and those individual personality
characteristics is really important and can
sometimes guide that search.”
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