APPLYING to College '97, by guidance counsellor Raymond Dunne, provides a useful guide to the variety of third-level, further-education and training options open to school-leavers. It includes CAO/CAS courses, the UCAS system, PLC courses, nurse training and tourism; it contains information on private as well as State colleges. Matriculation, points and the grants system are also dealt with. Applying to College '97 is available from Eason's books hops or from Undergraduate Publications Ltd, Rock Cross, Cavan.