Being Out Of Place

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What is it like to be out of place? Being out of place can feel awkward, and scary for anyone. Out of place can be in everyday life. Imagine if you went to an Ohio State Buckeyes and a Michigan Wolverines football game. The game was at Ohio State and a Michigan fan was walking around the stadium. Would he be out of place? Well the correct answer would be yes. There has in fact been a couple times that I have felt out of place. From switching schools, to ranging from sports in high school, and previously being in the dental hygiene program.
Moving schools is a very hard situation when in grade school. In grade school you make so many friends and so many memories. Up to eight grade I went to Beverly-Center elementary. During those eight years at Beverly-Center, I had the time of my life with friends that I will remember forever. Moving to Beverly-Centers rival
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Many girls and one guy can be a blessing and a curse. A good example in my life would be joining the dental hygiene program. I came to West Liberty University specifically for the dental hygiene program. The five weeks that I was on my way through the dental hygiene program, I was in three classes. In those three classes there were fifty girls and one guy. That guy being me. That reason made me feel out of place also. Feeling out of place in a class of fifty girls is extremely difficult. There is a lot of drama and girls are also very loud. Other than all of that, I did not do the greatest through high school. Girls in that program seemed very smart and must have done well back in there high school. One being out of place in a class full of girls was awkward enough, for two I just felt intellectually out of place. The feeling of feeling intellectually out of place is terrible. I was already nervous and scared about coming to college, then I get put into a class with fifty different girls. This gave me the feeling of depression, and

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