Why Do I Pursue My Pursuit Of College?

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Throughout my life, I have prevailed over several medical obstacles in order to continue my educational pursuit. The sharp contrast between going to a tradition school surround by peers and faculty, versus having to acclimate to an unfamiliar homeschool curriculum that consisted of learning material by my own volition, left me questioning whether or not college would be a possibility. Nevertheless, I realized the only surefire way to fail is by not trying to begin with, thus accepting defeat was not an option. Facing countless days of having the notion of “Will this even work?” and being frustrated by the lack of progress, still, the will to succeed did not fade. The end result being the achievement of earning my GED a year prior to my expected

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