Educational jargon, lack of context, and preoccupation with strict research methods are common complaints about the usefulness of higher education research for policy makers and practitioners. This project attempts to begin to address these needs in increasing the accessibility of research about the student college choice process. It also presents research on the subject in an innovative, artistic format: a play in which student contestants move through the choice process. Higher Education Poker comprises a game show in three rounds that parallel the stages of the student college choice process: predisposition, search, and choice. It also includes two commercial messages that offer differing views of successful completion of the process. Discussion centers around how "what happens" in the play is based in both empirical and qualitative research on the subject. Additionally, recommendations concern using this and similar forms of creative representation for increasing access to research, as well as helping to explain its meaning in a human context. This project presents both possibilities and limitations of using a dramatic metaphor to represent and interpret research. The limitations are largely connected to the conventions of drama such as selectivity necessitated because of its compact nature. That is, drama condenses time, place, and action. This, however, may also be viewed as a benefit in that it allows a brief overview of a complicated, lengthy process in simple terms. Possibilities abound for the use of this type of representation. Although initially designed primarily for policy makers and practitioners, usefulness for this project can also be found in the classroom, for high school counselors, students, and their parents. By increasing understanding of the student college choice process, Higher Education Poker is designed to serve as a tool for all participants involved. (Emily Bergen)