A number of studies have differentiated between counseled and non-counseled students on a variety of instruments. College freshmen (N=48) who had been counseled for personal problems were compared with 48 non-counseled students on results from the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). Results showed that counseled students achieved significantly higher scores on the Academic Orientation Scale and the Investigative and Artistic themes of the SCII than students who had not sought counseling. Uncounseled students achieved significantly higher scores on the Enterprising theme than the counseled students. Men were more oriented toward mechanical and technical pursuits than women, while women were more oriented toward artistic interests, reflecting traditional sex role interests. The results indicate that the student who seeks personal counseling at a university counseling center is open to the kind of self-growth experience that counseling can provide. (Author/JAC)