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Dear Abby:
My husband, Phil, and I were the first in our
families to receive university degrees. We
did it together, living in a one-room
apartment near campus living on $90 a
month from Phil's G.I. Bill. We ate lots of
macaroni and cheese, attended a church
within walking distance (we had no car),
and graduated in three years with bachelor
of science degrees. Later, we earned M.A.E.
degrees by going to the university on Friday
and Saturday nights. (I graduated with
honors.) There is nothing as costly as NOT
getting an education. The best advice I can
offer from the perspective of my own
education, and that of the hundreds of
college students I have taught, is this: (1)
Believe in yourself and do your best. (2) Be
enthusiastic and make friends. (3) Wring
from your college experience every
opportunity to learn the basics in your
chosen field, and attend the elective
seminars to broaden your horizons. (4)
Learn to disagree without being
disagreeable. -- M. BALLOU, Ph.D., Ed.D.,
PAST PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
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