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play while choosing a
rchard Lake St.
school. I want to go to a
Mary's. This is the
school where the class sizes
college that my
are small so that I can have
father has pushed
access to my teachers. I want
me towards for the past four
a theater program that is
years. For a man who expe-
available to students major-
riences severe depression
ing in other areas. Money, of
every summer while I'm at
course, is also a prominent
camp, the idea of his eldest
factor and it makes my out-
daughter applying to schools
of-state choices less realistic.
HAN NA
in Boston and St. Louis is
As my senior year has pro-
LOPA TIN _ gressed, I've gone full circle.
too much to bear.
In my sophomore year,
Special to The
Each school to which I've
when Northwestern
Jewish News
applied has taken a turn as
University was my school of
my first choice. I have
choice, Dad arranged a
learned that college visits are impera-
meeting between a student there and
tive. I visited Brandeis in the fall and
me. I didn't know it then, but the
found that socially it seemed too small
student had been prepped before-
for me. I visited Michigan State for
hand.
the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship
When I inquired about the jour-
Weekend, a program open to Honors
nalism school, he said, straight-faced,
College invitees. Because this visit
"All my friends who are in journalism
took place after I had received an
enjoy it, but they all say that they
acceptance letter from the U-M, it
wished they had gone to St. Mary's in
seemed trivial to me.
Orchard Lake, Michigan." I think
However, the day I spent touring
my dad is in denial.
led me to make MSU my first choice.
The process of choosing a college
I loved James Madison College, a res-
has been a strenuous one. I've always
idential school with a stellar political
known that I wanted to be a journal-
science program and the small classes
ist, so I did research throughout high
that I want. I also explored the
school into the backgrounds and
option of combining a political sci-
opinions of several professionals. All
ence major with one in journalism.
recommended attending a good liber-
Nothing is set in stone. I still have
al arts school and majoring in
until April to receive letters from my
English, political science, or some
out-of-state schools, but it's good to
related area; the real journalism will
know that I have one place where
be learned through internships and
happiness is guaranteed.
on the job.
Being an Andover student, where
Unfortunately, this recommenda-
turning down U-M for MSU is heresy,
tion made things worse by raising
it is difficult to explain my decision.
numerous questions.
The truth is that in 20 years nobody
Do I go to University of Michigan,
will care where I went to college.
majoring in English, or to Michigan
I've learned a lot this year and my
State University and major in interna-
advice for the class of 2000 is this:
tional relations at James Madison
don't stress out about it, leave no
College? Do I go to Brandeis
stone unturned and most important-
University and combine an English
ly, when you ask someone about their
major and the journalism program or
school, make sure your dad didn't
Washington University and intern at
talk to them first. fl
the local news? There were so many
different options, yet none seemed to
Hanna LoPatin is a freelance writer
and a senior at Andover High School in
peak above the rest.
Many other factors have come into
Bloomfield Hills.

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