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College Graduate Interview Instructions. *50 homework points.

* Interview someone who has graduated from college. Use the three questions below, as

well as at least two more you design on your own. The questions you design should

help you understand the purpose of higher education for the person you're interviewing.

You will use this as a source in your upcoming essay.

* Take notes on your conversation, and type up the main ideas of each response. Also

include the following information at the top of the page: the person's name (unless

they’d like to remain anonymous), occupation, what school they graduated from, and

what subject he or she earned a degree in.

1. Why did you decide to attend college?

2. Did your higher education benefit you materially (career opportunities, income,

stability, etc.)? Did your higher education benefit you in other ways? Or did it fail to

deliver any real benefit? Please explain.

3. Why do you think our society and our economy places such an emphasis on higher

education?

4. ___________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________