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| For many of us, planning for college can be a frightening thought.
Each choice we make seems to add another sharp turn on the road to
our future. However, we always wonder if we are headed in the right
direction. Take Barbara and Walter, two fictitious high school juniors.
Barbara wants to be a registered nurse but isn't sure if her grades
are high enough for the college of her choice. Walter | |
 | In the hit movie "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods, a preppy, blond sorority girl, gets accepted to the prestigious Harvard Law School because she submits a quirky video starring herself -- adorned in a bikini. Applying for college wasn't nearly so simple for Ryan Gates, a senior at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. | |
 | Thinking about applying to college? Here are 10 commandments from one high school senior. | |
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| Nisreen Deeb, age 25, is not your average University of Indianapolis senior. A native of Israel, Deeb was adopted at age 13 by her uncle in Florida so she could remain in the United States. After studying at the University of Haifa in Israel for a year, Deeb came back to the United States to major in international business. Furthermore, she considers herself Palestinian and is a Maronite Christian | |
| If you're not in high school yet, you probably think you are too
young to be thinking about college. However, some college
administrators say it is never too early to start. We recently talked to a group of middle school students about
how much they are preparing for college. WHAT IS COLLEGE? BEN, 13: My idea of college is education, where you learn to
get a job and you learn to do a certain j | |
| The stereotype among many job-hungry college students is that looking for a career in Indiana is going nowhere fast. Unfortunately, some recent trends indicate that this line of thinking might hold some merit. According to a study sponsored by the Indiana Human Capital Retention Project, Indiana ranks 50th, dead last, in the creation of new white-collar jobs, especially those in information-relate | |
| F or some students, the decision of which college to attend is based on more than just academics and extracurricular activities; it's centered on faith. Y-Press interviewed students from Indiana Bible College, Brigham Young University and Taylor University. All had attended a public high school; they discussed their experiences at a religious college and the differences between it and a secular sc |