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Did you know that your interests growing up probably are related to the future direction of your life? What do I mean? From the time you were in kindergarten, God placed inside of you natural abilities, dreams and desires. When you came to know Jesus Christ as your Savior, spiritual gifts were added to the list. Today, you are on a journey to discover how God desires to use you on earth for His glory. After all, He made you.

As you leave high school and enter college, the world is wide open to your dreams. This is such an exciting time for you! The options are endless. The will of God is laid out in front of you like a Sunday buffet ready to be devoured. For some, this is exhilarating; but for others, it is stressful. There are so many options.

In a time filled with changes, it's good to know God is faithful, even in your college years.

You know where you want to go to school; now you've just got to get past the SAT or ACT and send in your scores with your application. How do you prepare for a test that will determine where you go to school for the next four years? What can you expect when you've never taken this type of exam before?

With so many options available these days, choosing the perfect college can be downright nightmarish. But it doesn’t have to be with our up-close-and-personal look at why a faith-based education was right for one of our seasoned writers and Christian college alums.

It's not uncommon for prospective undergraduates to be intimidated by the idea of attending a Christian college. Here are some common misconceptions:

You've heard all the pros about what makes a Christian college a valuable and beneficial choice for higher education. You're heard all the arguments against attending a Christian school. However, all pro/con lists aside, have you considered who you are and if a Christian college actually would help you become the person you want to be?

As the college hunt became impossible to put off any longer, I begrudgingly dragged my heels to a few college fairs and visits. I had finally come around to my mother's opinion that Penn State was not for me, but I didn't have any real direction to help eliminate the other 50,000 options out there. So we began to pray. I have an incredible mother, who I have watched seek the Lord my entire life. We prayed that our "gut feelings" would align and that we would be in agreement as we looked at colleges for me.

Isn't it funny how such a grown-up moment, like graduating from college, can mirror a moment we hardly remember? But, to quote from The Lion King, it's the great "Circle of Life." I have no idea what that means; but I do know this: that I will always be a child in the mind and heart of God, and I think He keeps providing these experiences for me so I can remember that I am His child.

My best advice for students, especially those attending large universities, is to get to know your professors. This can seem pretty impossible while sitting in a freshman course with more then 400 students in attendance.