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C h r i s t i a n C a b u n a g I &P:Whe r edi dy ouga i na ni nt e r es ti nc ont e mpor a r ya r t ? C:Asawhol emyf a mi l yi spr e t t yc r e a t i v e , buts pe c i fic a l l yI woul ds a yt ha tmyDa dga v emea ni nt e r es ti ni t . I &P:How ha sy ouri nt e r es ti na r the l pe dy ous e et hewor l d di f f e r e nt l y ? C:Ar tha sa l l owe dmet ous ec ol ora sawa yofe x pr es s i ng how muc hourc ommuni t yi si nflue nc e dbyma nydi v e r s e i ndi v i dua l s . Ev e r y da ywewi t nes sdi f f e r e ntfigur eswi t h c ont r a s t i ngpe r s ona l i t i es , buts t i l lha v et hea bi l i t yt oa ppe a l t ot he m ondi f f e r e ntl e v e l sofpe r s ona l i t y . I &P:How ha shi ghs c hoolc ont r i but e dt oy ourov e r a l l pe r s ona ? C:Hi ghs c hoolha sa l l owe dmor ef r e e dom oft houghtwi t h e nc our a ge me ntt obe c omee nt r us t e dwi t hwhoIa ma nd de v e l opi ngf ur t he ront ha t . If e e lt ha ta sage ne r a t i oni ti s ourpr i or i t yt ofightf orwha twewa ntt ok e e p. St e ppi ng i nt ot het hi sf oury e a rpha s e , I ’ m be gi nni ngt ounde r s t a nd t ha tgr oupa ndc ommuni t ys t r uc t ur esa r et hebes tme t hod f oras uc c es s f ult r a ns i t i oni nt or e a ll i f e . I &P:Wha ta r ey oura s pi r a t i onsf orc ol l e ge ? C:Mypl a nsf orc ol l e gei nt hef ut ur ei nv ol v ea ppl y i ngt o Pi t z e rCol l e gea nd/ orUni v e r s i t yofOr e gon. Iwi s ht os t udy Soc i ol o gy , whi c hi ss t udy i ngt hede v e l opme nta nds t r uc t ur e ofhuma ns oc i e t ya nd/ orCul t ur a lAnt hr opol o gy , t hes t udy ofhuma nk i ndwi t has pe c i fie dpe r s pe c t i v e . I &P:Doy ouf e e lt ha tc ol l e ges t a ndsa sawor t hy i nv es t me ntorunpr e di c t a bl ega mbl e ? C:It hi nkt ha tc ol l e ges t i l ls t a ndsa sawor t hyi nv es t me nt f ore v e r ype r s on, t he r ei sa l wa y sapl a c et ha tfit se v e r y i ndi v i dua lba s e dont he i ri nt e r es t s , wor ke t hi c . , l oc a t i onof c hoi c e , e t c . Educ a t i oni sa noppor t uni t yt ha tc a nbea ppl i e d a ny whe r e , s oma nyi de a sc a nbepr oduc e da ndpa s s e d downt hr ought e a c hi nga ndl e a r ni ng. Me e t i ngne w pe opl e br i ngsagr e a t e roppor t uni t ya swe l l , y oufindy our s e l f

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di s c ov e r i ngdi f f e r e nti ndi v i dua l swi t ht hes a mei nt e r es t sa nd dr i v ea sy ou. I &P:How ha sy ourf a mi l yi mpa c t e dy ourv i e wsonc ol l e ge ? C:Hones t l y ,t hr oughoutmywhol el i f e , mypa r e nt sha v ebe e n v e r ya da ma nti ne nc our a gi ngmet oa t t e ndc ol l e ge . I not he r wa y s , Iwa smot i v a t e da swe l l , dr i v e nbyde t e r mi na t i ont obe whoIwa nt e dt obe c ome . I &P:I ns omec a s es , r e ga r di ngt heSAT , notma nys t ude nt sc a n a f f or dc l a s s esorr es our c est opr e pa r ef orat es tt ha tmi ght pos s i bl yde t e r mi nehow muc hofac ha nc et he yha v ei nge t t i ng a c c e pt e dt ot hec ol l e geoft he i rc hoi c e . Wha ta r ey ourown t hought sont hepur pos eoft heSAT ? C:Ime a n, Idounde r s t a ndt ha tnota l lk i dsa r epr i v i l e ge d e nought opa yf orc l a s s eswhi l eot he r sa r e , butt ha tdoes n’ t me a nt ha ty ous t opt r y i ng. Ma nyot he rc ol l e ges , l i k ePi t z e r , a c c e ptmor es t ude nt sont het e r msofpe r s ona la nd ba c k gr oundpe r s pe c t i v es . It hi nka l lc ol l e gess houl dbeba s e d ons t or y , nots c or es . Wi t hc ol l e ge , i t ’ si mpor t a ntt oobt a i na di v e r s epe r s pe c t i v e , It hi nkc ol l e gess houl dbemor ei nt e r es t e d i nY OU. I &P:Wha tdoy oue x pe c tt ot a k ea wa yf r om i Pol ya f t e r gr a dua t i on? C:Onc eIgr a dua t ef r om i Pol yIi nt e ndt oope nmy s e l fmor et o t hewor l da r oundmea ndi nt e r a c tmor ewi t ht het hi ngsIpl a n t odoa ndt hepe opl eIme e t . If e e lt ha ti nl e a v i ngt hi ss c hool , I wi l lbepr e pa r e dt odowha tIwa ntt o, gi v e nt hes k i l l sI ’ v e obt a i ne dhe r e . Iwoul da l s obegr a nt e dmor ec onfide nc et o l e a r nmor ea boute v e r y t hi ngwhe nIs t e pouti nt ot hewor l d. I &P:How doy ouk e e py our s e l fgr ounde di ny ourownmor a l s a ndv a l uesdes pi t et heopi ni onsofot he r s ? C:F orme , Ik e e pi nmi ndt ha te v e r y onei se nt i t l e dt ot he i rown opi ni onsa ndbe l i e f s . If e e lt ha ta ny ones houl ddowha ts e t s t he i rowni nt e r es t . Ev e r y oneha sauni quepe r s ona , t he r e ’ s not hi ngwr ongwi t ht ha t . Embr a c ei t .


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