It was recommended I apply for University but I was compelled to ignore the advice of my teachers.
Just last night, my elderly very active JW mother (as active as one can be in their 80s) reminisced over the fact that my High School counselor, who was a close neighbor and "friend", was appalled that I was not going on to College and did everything he could to convince my parents to quit discouraging it. I had grander plans to Pioneer and go to Bethel (if Armageddon did not come first). It didn't.
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