chapter ten at the start of the new term ben gave us this long speech about how important the coming weeks were ; we would choose the colleges we were going to apply to , put together the portfolio we would take for interview and every piece of work would have to count , each would have to impress ; there would be decisions made about what type of course to apply for and the staff would advise us , point us to fine art or graphics or whatever , according to the work wed done .