Page Three - Cougar Cry - November 12,1990
COLLEGE TRANSFER
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courses required for your major. Ask
about course descriptions to be sure
you will like the classes and topics
studied. Also make a stop at the
registrar’s office to learn what classes
you have already taken will transfer.
Then -sit down and decide which
colleges to apply to. And remember,
“all of the college decisions you make
are based on the great assumption
that you are looking at the right
major for you. Forty to seventy
percent of all college freshmen change
their major.” (Larry Caudill) If you
are uncertain of what school you
should attend or what major you
would like to declare, counselors in
the Student Development Office can
help you with this problem.
When entering a transfer program,
your advisor will play a major role in
preparing you for a four-year school.
An advisor can help you take courses
that will transfer if you have selected
the college(s) you would like to attend
and if you have selected a major.
They will also be able to help you
take the appropriate number of clas
ses needed to transfer. Usually
students earning forty-five hours can
transfer as sophomores. And students
earning ninety hours can transfer as
juniors. But most senior colleges will
allow only ninety-six transferred
hours to go toward a Bachelor’s
Degree. Anything beyond that will
usually transfer but the student is still
required to take a minimum of sixty
hours at the senior college.
Our college’s transfer program has
nearly doubled in size in the last five
years. This is due partly to the repu
tation that it is gaining from suc
cessful transfer students in the past.
Also, more and more people are
finding it easier to establish a firm
educational foundation at a com
munity college before going on to a
senior college.
System are; a transcript from high
school and each former college at
tended, eligibility to return to the
institution last attended, “c” cumu
lative average grade on all work
attempted at other colleges, and an
application fee.
If a student has not completed the
MAR of the UNC System but desires
to attend one of the sixteen univer
sities, there are three options available
to that student. The student can
attend a community college long
enough to earn the missing courses.
The student can attend a community
college for two complete years and
earn the Associate Degree. Or the
student can attend summer school
the summer before planning to enter
college. This last option is not a very
good one because by the time summer
is completed, most colleges are
already filled up.
What to Look For
When You Transfer
When planning to transfer, a stu
dent should first be completely con
cerned with finding the “right col
lege”. By reviewing catalogues,
visiting colleges, and talking with
Larry Caudill in the Student Devel
opment Counseling Center, the
student will be able to start the
college transfer process.
There are many things to take into
consideration when looking at col
leges. Things such as the availability
of your major, your interest and
ability in the courses, and admission
requirements should be of most im
portance when choosing a school.
Other things to consider may be the
amount of transfer credit you will
recieve and the success of graduates
from this program. The school’s
location, cost, and extracurricular
activities might influence your de
cision. Compare the quality of the
classrooms, the dormatories, and the
Happy
Birthday
WCC
Full Time
% Increase Since
% Increase
College Transfer
Previous Year
Since 1985
1985
206
1986
232
13%
13%
1987
289
25%
10%
1988
349
31%
69%
1989
117
19%
102%
1990
181
16%
135%
What is MAR?
The Mimumum Admissions Re
quirements (MAR) are certain cour
ses a student must complete before
being allowed to enter into the Uni
versity of North Carohna System.
The sixteen institutions included in
this system are UNC Asheville, UNC
Wilmington, Appalachian State Uni
versity, Western Carolina University,
East Carolina University, North
Carolina School of the Arts, Pem
broke State University, Fayetteville
State University, Elizabeth City State
University, and North Carolina State
University at Raleigh. MAR includes:
(4) courses in English — empha
sizing grammar, composition, and
literature.
(3) courses in Mathematics —
algebra I, algebra II, and geometry.
(3) courses in Science — (1) bio
logical, (1) physical, (1) laboratory.
Other admission requirements for
transferring students into the UNC
student support services to what you
are looking for. Most of this infor
mation can be obtained from our
Student Development Counseling
Office or by writing the college.
Although courses and credits
transfer to the senior college, grades
do not transfer. Grades from colleges
previously attended are used for
admission purposes only and usually
more emphasis is put on the last
school attended. Since transcripts
play such a big part in the admission
of transfer students, most colleges do
not require that the SAT be take. But
make certain that you provide the
college with all information requested
for college transfer admission.
Good luck with your college career.
Make sure what you do now is the
right thing for you because it will
effect the rest of your life.
—Amber Herman
Sophomore
Single Parents
Unite at WCC
Being a single parent is difficult in
its self! But, being a single parent and
a college student is a REAL CHAL
LENGE!!! However, it is not impos
sible, and with support and new
friendships it can even be enjoyable.
Student Support Services is offring a
support group just for single parents.
If faced with this special challenge,
give yourself a present — new friends.
Call Cassandra Lanier or Gayle Byrd
for more information.
Sherry Miller
Wrestling
Coach Herman Norman believes
that this year’s wrestling team is one
of the best with which he has worked.
Wrestlers form five states other
than North Carolina returned this
Fall Quarter to participate in wrest
ling, and to go to school.
This team, with all of its potential,
will be able to compete against some
of the larger and better wrestling
teams at the senior college levels. The
team has had several successful
matches in the past, and this year’s
team will be no less.
—Stanley Chambers
National Career Development
Month
Making Career Decisions is such a
difficult job there is now a month
devoted to it — November! In cele
bration, go by the Counseling Center
to see Cathy Annas, Room 234,
Thompson Hall. She can help you
make that all important decision for
your FUTURE.
Party at JAWCC
September 16,1990
With the Fall Quarter barely
underway,
students celebrated their school’s
birthday.
On September 16 we met to toast
The fine campus of which we can
ne’er boast...
Too much, too long or too sincere.
Students past and present assembled
to say
Wilkes Community College —
Happy Birthday!!!
—Phyllis Smith
What’s Support?
Isn’t that a type of panty hose?
Sure it is, but it is also something
being offered to students through
Student Support Services. A new
peer counseling program has been
offered this Fall to help students to
help themselves. Besides individual
counseling, Cassandra Lanier is
working with the peer counselors to
develop support groups for student
populations that have similiar needs
or circumstances.
One such program is for older stu
dents. The group meets on Thurs
days from 1 o’clock until 2 o’clock in
room# 1016. The group’s purpose is
to give the 25 and older crowd a
chance to socialize, to develop new
friendships and discuss similiar prob
lems. It is a supportive enviroment in
which people can release fears and
frustrations, while developing the
confidence and skills to overcome
them.
The current peer-counselors are
Steve Gilbert, Linda Carlton, and
Sherry Miller. If you feel you could
benefit from a support group or indi
vidual counseUng, please contact any
of the peer-counselors, Cassandra
Lanier or Gayle Byrd.
By: Sherry Miller
How to Talk
to People
You’d like to create a great impres
sion at a job interview? On a date? At
a party? “The ability to make people
talk is your secret weapon,”promises
radio host Barry Farber, who has
been getting celebrities to open up
for nearly 30 years and who now
shares his secrets in a new book.
Making People Talk (William Mor
row).
Helping someone star in a great
conversation produces instant rap
port. “Once you get into a real con
versation with someone,’’says Farber,
“he’ll feel more friendly, more kindly
disposed to you.” But you have to
make it happen.
Break the ice with a question or
comment that conyeys interest in the
other person. Ask for advice; pay a
compliment. Says Farber, “Everyone
has something that he’s proud of,
that he enjoys talking about.”
Some other talk tips from Farber:
• Let your questions focus on the
other person. Say, “What do you
think?” rather than “Do you agree
with me?”
• When someone is speaking, work
at keeping the conversational ball in
his court.
• Avoid put-downs, cliches, insin
cere remarks.
• Don’t try to impress. Instead of
wondering, “Does he like me?” ask
yourself, “Is he comfortable in this
conversation?
—Bonnie Jacob in USA Today
Wrestling
Wilkes Community College was very successful in its recruiting efforts for the
1990-91 year and the following freshmen will wrestle:
Anthony Abraham Winston-Salem
Jeff Allen Peachtree, Georgia
Shannon Bailey Winston-Salem
David Barlow Chester, Virginia
Jermaine Bowman Walnut Cove
A1 Brockman Charlotte Harbor, Florida
Sam Brown Columbia, South Carolina
Thomas Burton Thomasville
Fenoy Butler Port Tobacco, Maryland
SeanCaricofe Dayton, Virginia
John Collins Matthews
Michael Conner Waynesville
James Conrad Winston-Salem
Johnny Culp Edgemoor, South Carolina
Sam Davis High Point
Bernard Durham Rock Hill, South Carolina
Gus Hillman Bristol, Virginia
Tony Hines Dublin, Georgia
Chip Huntley Charlotte
Wayne Jackson Crawfordville, Florida
Arnie Johnson Robbinsville
Todd Jones Lakeland, Florida
Matt King Roanoke, Virginia
Shannon Kirkpatrick Newland
Junior Lail Connelly Springs
Brett Medlin Trinity
Joe Mickle Pffaftown
Ramon Miller Rock Hill, South Carolina
Joel Mosteller Rutherfordton
Fred Nolte King
Brian Nunley Chilhowie, Virginia
Joel Perkins Eden
Macheal Reese Lake Worth, Florida
Leroy Shackelford Clearwater, Florida
Jamie Swing Salisbury
Joey Thomas Newland
Chris Turbyfill Newland
John Yates Richmond, Virginia
Returning for the Cougar squad are David Bissell, Billy Bookman, Fred
Brown, Stan Chambers, Robin Goodman, Ronnie Hairston, Lynn Hooper,
and John Winkler.
Assisting Coach Norman are Jeff Lail, Mike Smith, and Melvin “Bull”
Crosby, last year’s national champion from Erie, Pa transferringfrom Chowan
College.
Some Subjects
you could be taking this winter:
The art of turning.
The science of stopping.
The engineering of bindings. The architecture of balance.
The geography of a hill.
Instead of snow shoveling 101 or
advanced television, why not take on
something a lot more exciting. Sign
up for PED 116 SNOW SKIING.
You don’t need to be a great
athlete to learn the basics of skiing.
The history of fun.
In just five sessions, you’ll be grad
ating to new slopes and even more
fun. So this winter, expand your
horizons and take on one of the most
thrilling subjects of all: snow skiing!
Contact: Bud Mayes - 651-8676.
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