19th Birthday Research Paper

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"Alexa you're doing so good for yourself, you're going to be so successful in life" my friends and family used to tell me over and over again. Not many people start uni at 16. By the time my 19th birthday came around, I had a full time job at one of the top private schools in North Texas along with the Head Coaching Position. I had my chic 1 bedroom apartment central of the hottest spot in North Texas. Following that, I made my first big girl purchase of a new car and I felt like I had it all. So why would I choose to trade it in for a room full of bunk beds and strangers, sprinting down the street to catch the bus that was slowly leaving me behind, $.89 Ramen Noodles, 54 resumes to hand out, and a record breaking number of 0 friends/family,

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