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FreM-ClttMft-VftdnMday, AwfliMt 1,1173 How to pick the college you want to attend cause the football team received a bowl bid." The i school guidance counselor should be consulted but not before the student has asked himself and answered some basic questions. A sampling of questions in elude: Do you want to go to a college with students whose backgrounds and interests are similar to yours? Or, would you rather meet people with diverse interests from different areas of the country? What type of campus do you prefer: urban cosmopolitan, small rural or medium sized suburban? What field of study do you plan to pursue? Is religion important enough for you to consider a church- related school? Do you prefer school? How available for a co-educational much money is 'our schooling? With regard to research, ETS i offers the following: Don't on reputation. NEW YORK (AP) It gen. erally is agreed in this age with emphasis on personal freedom that a person should attend the college of his choice. But many a high school student planning college is tormented by what his choice should be.

There is no magic formul; which college of the more than 2,500 in the U.S. will best fulfill the requirements of the individual. Tke responsibility of decision rests with the young man or a contemplating higher education. It is not an easy one to resolve nor should it be taken lightly. The suggested approach by personnel of the Educational Testing Service with headquar ters in Princeton, NJ.

is a serious self-appraisal and in-depth research. Don't, they warn the college bound youth, pick a school "because' a friend attends or because it is the alma mater out carefully what each your mother or father or really offers. One way to do this is through the College Board's College Locater Ser- 'vice. It is designed to help you Determine what features of a college are most important to and to locate institutions with these features. After you complete its ques itionnaire, you'll receive a list of 30 to 40 schools that have these characteristics.

Ask your guidance counselor about program or write to: College a Service, Box 2602, Princeton, N.J. 08540. The program costs Another good sburce of information is the "College usually available in school and town libraries. Offered by College Board, it con tains facts about curriculums, admissions, requirements, procedures, costs, etc. on tfian 2,000 colleges and universities in every state.

When you have selected a few that appeal to you, write directly to the schools for their catalogues. If possible, visit the schools that interest you. Ask a questions of students who attend. Personal interviews are valuable, but remember to be yourself. Don't try to conform to some image you think the college wants.

Grades apd test scores are factors in most colleges' admissions policies, but proving you are highly motivated and have something to offer is also important to admissions officers. 'University Without Walls' gets worldwide attention YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) Future Graduates Antioch College's "University Without Walls" may be able to call the world their alma mater. The unique college operating from 28 Outside counseling to be used Iowa City public and paroch ial schools will be calling upon local business and professional persons starting this fall to introduce high school students to various career possibilities. The use of "outside counselors'' is expected to give students closer and more accurate I'ooks at careers they might be considering for themselves. By meeting, on the job, with people in the field they are considering, students will be better able to assess educational preparation needed, working conditions, Knowledge is poucr and also popular, judging from the steady rise in average educational level tor the U.S.

population. The years of formal schooling here have been increasing steadily since 1940. Currently almost three-quarters of the population between the ages of 25 and 34 has at least a Ugh school education, as against about 35 per cent in 1940. By 1980. it is expected to be over 80 per cent.

Similar percentage increases are registered in all age groups. opportunities, and abilities. their own goals Something to take along when you go to college Local business and professional persons representing 22 ma- 'jor career areas have volun for the panel of coun- teered Jselors Local educators are enthusiastic about the program, which is sponsored by the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Education Comnutt.ee. 1 Said Stipt. ilerhn A.

Ludvvig of the City Community Schools- 'This approach will help students see jobs or professions close up. They'll get a firsthand look at the jobs in the world of work in they are interested." Donald Elberl, superintendent of Regina. added: "The one-to- one relationship in these outside career counseling sessions will be important in exposing the many sides of jobs and professions. We think it's going to be a eal to our sopho mures juniors and If a school turns you on, but is too expensive, look into loans, grants, scholarships, jobs and trust funds as possibilities to meet costs. Many of the more expensive colleges often i the niost financial awards.

A concluding thought for a youth pondering college selec- is "Choose a college because, after thorough research and self-questioning, you you'll be happy there and able learn and grow at a reasonable pace." If you are making a checkhs of the items to take to college don't forget personal acces ories for room. Help I a the adjustment from lome to dormitory easier by pving some thought to things that will brighten your new design for living. In addition to the obvious items needed, such as lamp, bedspread, curtains, etc, plan on taking to college with you some of the frills that add to the enjoyment of what may be your first experience in (living away from home. Throw pillows and pictures. for instance, can transform a room v-ith a barren appearances to one of inviting coziness.

a i surround All work a no play can make Jack or Jill a dull stu dent, educators warn, and thej agree time for fun is as impor tant as the necessary hours serious study. It clears away the cobwebs. As one aid to relaxation, new nini-puzzles reflecting headline ssues of the day, such as ecology, are available in a variety of outdoor scenes or in flower patterns. Verses accompany the puzzles. One by John F.

Kennedy reads "I look forward to an i wiM not be a a i of grace and beauty, vhich will protect the beauty our natural environment." Another by Theodore Roosevelt: "Leave it as it is. You ings make for a more organized mind for study and also create a happier mood for periods of relaxation," says Edward Mallery of Springbok, creator of posters, jigsaw puzzles a craft kits distributed Hallmark card shops. cannot improve it. The a have been at work on it, andi man can only mar it." Wall posters measuring 18 by 20 inches also follow the ecological trend. One is of a pure Mushrooms iliterally a mushroomed on i 1 paintings, and paperweights, to program campuses States, may soon expand to include campuses in other na tions said UWW director Samuel Baskin.

Conferences on toe "nnlver. sity without walls" concept are scheduled this in France, England, and Finland, where even Communist bloc universities have expressed an interest in the program, he said. Although Antioch College will celebrate its bicentennial in October, its UWW program, barely two years old, represents "the colleges of the Baskin said. Under the program students determine what, where and how they want to learn, and even how long it will take them. They have 28 campuses to choose from, no set hours of curriculum, and receive credit for working "in the field," con ducting research projects and experiments.

"We have students in the program from 16 to 72 years old, plotting degrees from one to ten years," Baskin explained. It's a highly individualistic program, self-structured, styled and motivated." One UWW student was 72, reads and writes five languages, had published a book, but had no college education. Under UWW he was able to obtain a BA in architecture in less than one year, Baskin said. Not everyone is eligible, "Two thirds of our students are over the usual college age group and have demonstrated some commitment or experience in their field," Baskin said. Our students have to be self- "We have redefined the mean- degree fog starters, a little more mature lege education, he sa.d.

Tuitji than the average." The program boasts 5,000 stu dents and "thousands" of faculty. one in the broader community with anything to contribute to a students' program. They may be government officiate, laborers, or whatever," said Baskin. Cost to the pupil usually is no higher than the standard col- is the same normally cbargi at each institution. The program has received million dollars in grants fro the federal government ai Ford Foundation, said Baste Already approved by the Oh State Board of Regents, UW has passed the first step towai national accreditation, and on lacks a proven number of gra uates to be fully accredited, I said.

Get into the thick of things. Wear Penney clogs. name a few A mushroom decorative uses. poster also is through white rabbit in a patch of yel- ilow daisies. available with this verse by Katherine.

Edelman: "To be curious, To be alive, To sense the wonder in things, great and small." Dramatic and handsome is a ipringbok poster depicting two leopard cubs, and in sharp contrast another depicts a solitary figure in silhouette walking through a field. It carries the words, "Let the chil dren walk with nature." Sonic girls arc taking potted 1 a to school. Especially (instructed pots are available which hold water in reservoirs long the sides, and only need illing once a month. This covers winter vacations, when you're home, providing the janitor doesn't leave all the doors and windows open and your school happens to be where the temperature drops i Mother of 10 earns 10-year doctorate Joan Werthman of New Rochelle, N.Y. dreamed of earning a PhD in history.

She did, but it took her ten years to make the dream come tine. Reason for the delay. Mrs. Werthman is the mother of ten. At the time she received her doctoral degree from St.

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