I Was Rejected From All My College Choices. A Year Later, I’m Grateful
Now, a year later, I feel like being rejected from my “dream school” was an opportunity to get to know myself better.
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Degree Interrupted: A Veteran Transitions To Student Life
“Once my term in the Marines was over, I had to retrain myself to be a student and civilian again.”
Degree Interrupted: From Foster Care To College
“[At 23], I definitely feel like an old lady being a freshman surrounded by 19-year-olds, but it’s crazy to look back and see how far I’ve come.”
I Am Going to College Without a Safety Net
We never really talked about it, but I grew up knowing that my family would not be able to help…
Taking Control Of My Education
Most adults couldn’t understand why I’d give up on my high school education.
Students On True Costs of Community College
On the first day of classes for this semester at Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California, there are hundreds of…
Feeling Like A Foreigner in Class
Most of the kids at my school don’t look like me, don’t dress like me, and most certainly don’t talk…
Choosing The Right College
Going to a 4 year you get to experience the dorms, fraternities, moving away from home, and with a community college you don’t really get the opportunity to have all of that. But for me, in my opinion I see community college as the best way to go.