Rauschenfels, DianeKarl, Bryan2012-10-012017-04-142012-10-012017-04-1420122012https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187515Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Master of Education Degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012Committee names: Diane Rauschenfels (Chair). This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.The researcher explored the college search process of three Hmong and one Somali student at four Minnesota higher education institutions using a phenomenological approach. Minority students, underrepresented/underserved students, are highly sought after by colleges across the nation. There are more than 60,000 Hmong and 30,000 Somali within the state of Minnesota. The author presented results utilizing six themes that emerged as noteworthy contributors of research participants during their college search process. The themes include: Residence, Ethnicity, Gender, Family Educational Background, Predispositions to Education, and Secondary Contributors.enMinority studentsHigher educationHmong studentsSomali studentsUnderrepresented studentsUnderserved studentsCollege search processMaster of EducationDepartment of EducationCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPlan Cs (coursework-based master's degrees)College choiceMinority students -- Education (Higher)-- Minnesota.Scholarly Text or Essay