'OMARCH 1988 Dollars and Sense U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 11 *MARCH 1988. Dollars and Sense U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 11 Humanities Continued From Page 9 advisement, said, "Law schools tend to favor humanities majors because they embody the skills that law students need," Norton said. Interested liberal arts majors are en- Ocouraged to get their doctorate in the humanities because of the projected re- tirement of roughly half of the nation's professors within the next eight years, said Alan F. Keele, professor and associ- ate chairman of the Department of Ger- manic and Slavic languages and litera- tures. Essays Continued From Page 9 bar and Boykin Curry stand in front of a sign that reads "Office of Undergradu- ate Admissions, Yale University, 149 Elm." Both are members of the Yale class of 1988. The moment of truth. Kasbar and Curry start by stressing the importance of a decent essay on business school applications. They even have a sense of humor about it. Under a question like "What is your greatest weakness?" some of the self- deprecating sample responses were: .... my tendency to over-research topics when time is available"; ". . . my desire to excel"; ". . . that I do not like to waste time"; and-how could anyone admit such a thing-" .., that I'm too much of a leader." "That I'm prone to occasional fits of gun play in fast-food restaurants" and, my personal favorite, "that, in certain unusually tense situations, I often drop my pants and recite the Pledge of Alle- giance," were not included. Some sample questions on business school applications are also included. My favorite is U. of California, Los Angeles' zinger, "Write your own essay question and answer it. Take a risk." Okay, I thought, I'll play along. "When you used to sleep with your mother during really violent thunder- storms, did you dream about her wear- ing pink poodle slippers and drop- kicking dachsunds into a pond full of peach-flavored Jello?" The essays themselves are revealing. The first lines alone ring with modest determination. 0 "My investment bank's internal sys- tem for the allocation of revenues and expenses among divisions produces a competitive, uncooperative rela- tionship between investment banking and sales and trading that has resulted in the loss of business and market share for the firm." Really. If you drove 150 miles per hour for four days going east eating three pounds of doughnuts, how many doughnuts would you have left by the time you reached Vermont? Answer that one, smart guy. "I want to shepherd Earth's move into space. That is, I ..." Oh, don't explain that first sentence, for God's sake. It stands fine on its own. I think I'll use it to get into English graduate school someday. "The pattern of my life, the series of choices I have made, has been shaped by Ptwo divergent tendencies: a tendency toward idealism and a tendency toward pragmatism . . ." I started to hum Vivaldi during this one. Finally, "A remote beach on the Gulf of Agaba in what is now the Egyptian Sinai is not the ideal place to be stranded for three days with no food and little water." And you'd like to come in- doors and wear a suit now? How to put money where your mouth is By Jill Staley . The Purdue Exponent Purdue U., IN So, you want a business loan? Well, student entrepreneurs, be prepared to supply either collateral or a co-signer. The co-signer can either be a parent or a member of the community who is well-established and willing to share the responsibility of paying back the bank loan, said Craig Bailey, who works in the installment loan department at Lafayette Bank & Trust Company. "Un- less you have collateral, like property or a home, we base our loans on the money you can put up." "We look at a person's ability to pay the money back," said Barbara DeLong, assistant vice president loan officer for Lafayette Savings Bank. DeLong said the bank looks at any money you have borrowed in the past including car loans or credit cards. "We'll try to work with anyone," De- Long said. "It depends on the individual situation." Bailey said businesses related to ser- vices for the public are the best candi- dates to receive financing. "Restaurants or anything that is service-oriented are most likely to get loans." S evice D.C. programs. Service would be done before Continued From Page 9 " Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) has a attending college and receiving assist- similar bill pending. Under this Nation- ance. agencies and property confiscation, said al Service Act, students could serve in 0 For more information, or to show your sup- Victoria Tripp of the Office of Post- the military or the Peace Corps and port for these bills, write to either Rep. Secondary Education in Washington, other recognized community service Sikorski or Sen. Pell in Washington, D.C. How to stand out i n acrowd. 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