Name: Peter Todd Dirkes

HS Nickname: Dirkes

Hometown: Oyster Bay, NY

Quote I live by: "Learn from the past, live for today, plan for tomorrow."

My PICS profile

Ideal environment:

You expect more out of college than intellectual development according to your answers on the Personal Inventory of College Styles. You are looking forward to the interaction with other people, the social life, and the activities found on many college campuses.

Distance from home:

Your answers to the Personal Inventory of College Styles suggest that you have the sense of adventure needed to go to a college far from home but you may miss the support offered by your family and current friends.

Commitment to major field:

We do not recommend that you choose a college because it has a reputation or a strong program in the major field you listed on the questionnaire. Your responses to the PICS questions suggest that you are likely to change your mind before you actually choose a major field.

Curriculum for you:

You are a self-motivated learner. Your answers to the Personal Inventory of College Styles show that you have natural curiosity and an interest in discovering new fields.

Academic pressure:

You should be careful in selecting a college where you might "get in over your head." Academic difficulties in college rarely occur because students do not have the talent or intelligence.

What's important to you:

Your answers on the Personal Inventory of College Styles show that you place a great deal of importance on values — helping others and ethical behavior. Prestige and social status seem less important to you.

Location:

Consider college in a small town or in a rural setting. Your answers to the Personal Inventory of College Styles indicate that you would enjoy and, perhaps need, the tranquility of a less hassled existence.

Institutional size:

The PICS results suggest that you should primarily consider smaller colleges with enrollments of fewer than 4,000.