Smith School Experience

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The experience I have at the Smith school has helped me growing my ability to think critically in many ways. First of all, the courses at the Smith school are different from all the courses that I have taken at my community college. The courses materials at the Smith school are exciting and challenging which keep me engage in classes. Secondly, the clubs and programs at the Smith School have given me the opportunity to expose to many areas and fields which help me to figure out my personality and how I can reach my fullest potential. Last but the not least is the staff and faculty at the Smith school have helped me to apply, analyze, and evaluate information that I learned in class to the real business

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