| | Saturday morning. My son and I were joined at the hip learning about a community college he would be attending in the fall. It was scheduled for four hours, yet it felt like twenty. The presentation sure was different than I had when I was a first-year student a few years back. Actually, it was a few decades previous. Actually, it was in the 1900's. The folks running this dog and pony show provided water, lemonade and nutri-grain bars when we walked in the door. I'd have to give them a B- for their "bribe the parents on their way in the door" technique. Toss out the lemonade and serve coffee. Toss out the nutri-grain and add donuts. The future scholars were divided into four groups (Jackson 5, Addams Family, the Incredibles and the Supremes), handed clickers, then competed in a trivia contest. I found myself trying to answer the questions on the board and just like college; I had to guess at the multiple-choice offerings. Unlike college, I fared rather well, and probably won the over 40-age group. A kind lady led us through a power point, two college students acted out a play, a financial aide lady explained how they didn't have more money to give--that we needed to go out immediately and collect pop cans. Before I knew it, we were into the exercise portion of orientation (walking tour) even though I thought for sure I had signed us up for the virtual tour of campus. Up the stairs...down the stairs...tripping over the stairs (Ryan). Each tour group consisted of three rows combined, but ours had a little more than one. We won! We weighed more than any other group! Yea! I had to admit that the orientation session was good, the kind college folks helpful, and the nutri-grain product hit the spot.
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