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Show Tips For College Students Quite often college students are concerned about how their education will help them get a job after graduation. In many cases, they are reacting to an uncertain job market and changing economic patterns. BUT, SAYS Dr. Frank Newman, president of the University of Rhode Island, these students are missing the point of an undergraduate education. At a recent conference on education and work sponsored spon-sored by the Institute for International In-ternational Education, Newman New-man offered some guidance to college students. "MY SUGGESTION would be don't focus nearly so much on a specific career and don't focus nearly so much on trying try-ing to get an education that will guarantee you your first job," he said. "What you ought to focus on is your whole life." Newman pointed out that . many people do not continue in the same job field in which they start. "THE PLAIN facts are that every survey has shown that the average graduate of college does two-and-a-half different kinds of things compared to what he or she does immediately following graduation," he said. Students are much better off to pick a subject they enjoy en-joy and study it fully without being afraid of being prevented from ever doing anything else, Newman said. Sludents should concentrate on broad skills that will prepare them for a number of situations. |