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What satisfactions and frustrations do you expect to encounter in college?
What are you looking forward to? What worries you the most? What do you
hope to gain from college? What is the overriding consideration in you
choice of college?
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Why do you want an education? Why are you going to college?
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How do you want to grow and change in the next few years? What kind
of environment would stimulate or inhibit the growth you would like to
see?
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Which interests do you want to pursue in college? Do your interests
require any special facilities, programs, or opportunities? Consider all
your interest in terms of fields of study, activities, community and cultural
opportunities? Are you more interested in career preparation, technical
training, or general knowledge and skills?
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What degree of academic challenge is best for you? What balance
of study, activities, and social life suits you best? How interested are
you in the substance of intellectual life - books, ideas, issues, and discussions?
Do you want an academic program where you must work and think hard, or
one where you can make respectable grades without knocking yourself out?
How important is it to you to perform at the top of your college class?
How well do you respond to academic pressure and competition from others?
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How would you feel about going to a college where you were rarely told
what to do? How much structure and direction do you need?
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How would you enjoy living in a different part of the country? How
often do you want to be able to go home? What kind of change in your life-style
and perspective might be exciting, or distressing and overwhelming?
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What kind of surrounding are essential to your well-being? Are there
certain places, activities, climate, or pace of life which make you happy?
Do you prefer a fast paced environment where you can join a wide variety
of planned activities? Do you prefer a more serene and relaxed environment
where you can go your own way?
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How would you feel about going to a college where the other students
were quite different from you? How would you react? Would you find
it an exciting or intimidating environment? Would you prefer to be with
people who share your viewpoints and life-styles or who challenge and make
you question your values?
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How free do you feel to make your own college decisions? Do you
and your parents agree about your plans for college? How important are
the opinions of your parents, teachers, and friends, or considerations
of familiarity, prestige, or reputation in your community?
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