Personal Narrative: Sam Houston State University

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I m originally from Secaucus New Jersey, I have moved to Houston during my senior year of college. I didn’t know any university during that time because I was still new to Texas. But as time passed by, people would always gave high remarks and praised Sam Houston State University in Kingwood High School. As graduation grew closer and closer; I decided that I will apply to SHSU but sadly I became very ill and required to get my colon removed due to having over 100 cancerous polyps. As time passed it took me a year to finish 3 surgeries and I was on the road of recovery. For the first year of my college, I wasn’t able to apply to SHSU, so I was forced to attend Lone Star Community college and as my fall semester was coming up. I knew I had to

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