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I knew I wanted to take Gotham from the first moment I heard about it. I heard stories of students sitting in four-hour lectures learning about things they didn’t even care about. I always was fascinated by New York City since I have always thought of it as the capital of the world. I grew up in Queens, NY so I was no stranger to the city. Every Christmas or special occasion my family and I visited Manhattan and every one of those visits I fell in love with the lights and the atmosphere. I loved knowing that there was so much to do at my doorstep. So when I entered my second semester of my freshman year I knew that I wanted to learn about the city that was just a 30 minute drive away and this course would give me that chance. …show more content…
In this schedule I always made sure I left out room for NY Gotham. I knew that it wouldn’t be easy to get into the course since it is always the first class at Molloy College to be filled and I was right. The course was filled and I was nervous and began to wonder if I had a chance getting in my senior year. However, I always knew everything happened for a reason and was optimistic that maybe one day my goal of learning about the greatest city in the world would come true. When I least expected it I noticed that there was a spot open for the course that everyone at Molloy College fought over, so I acted quickly and I reserved my

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