College Research Project-Part IV: Map It Out

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College Research Project – Part IV: Map It Out College is one of the worlds I never expected that I would be living. Where I am and what I would be doing in four years is unimaginable, I don’t even know what my life would be like in one year! Many people advised me to cherish my apparent “short” four years spent in high school which sped by in a blink of an eye for them. However, after spending many hours in front of the flickering screen of my computer, I feel more confident and reassured about what my possible future holds.

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