Why My Last Semester In College

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As teenagers we go through certain situations and struggles in order to prosper. Especially as college students, we are exposed to many different challenges, whether it is something school related, or something going on in our social life, or just life in general. You will be tested and brought down to your knees in these times of struggle, but through it all you will find that these endeavors were beneficiary in order for you to realize the person you are. My last semester in college had me in the depths of hell. I strolled through life not knowing who I was, and constantly lived a lie. The reason for it all will seem petty, but nonetheless we all react differently to these situations. That semester, the fall semester, my girlfriend of two

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