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that will will fit their goals many others will will experience experience the the the the same kind of of frustration and and unhappiness Julia experienced and still feels the the the the pangs of to this day I’m telling you you you you Julia’s story to to to to to to show you you you you that being able able to to to to to to tap into your intuition at at any stage during college is is is beneficial to to to to to to to to to you you you you Julia Julia was able able able to to to to to to to to to be be be be honest enough about her unhappiness to to to to to to to to to change course an an admirable thing thing However this story is is is also being told as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a cautionary tale Julia had everything going for her her but right when she she needed to to to to to be be paying the the most attention to to to to to decisions of o great consequence she she took her her eyes off the the road and regretted it Right now is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a moment to take a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a breath and and and recognize the the the the gravity of these decisions and and and gather your strength and and and and and attention as we start this journey The pitfalls are only matched by the the the the the potential for major growth and and and and happiness during the the next four years and and and and beyond College represents a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lifelong investment of time energy and and money This is is a a a a a a a big deal but it’s also potential for ffor for for fun and and to to feel pride in in in in in your your your efforts and and excitement for ffor for for the the unknown knowing you you you you could do everything in in in in in in in your your your power to to set yourself up for ffor for for happiness and success You’re already making the the right decisions by utilizing this resource In the the the the following pages you’ll learn how to to to find suitable schools to to to apply to to to create the the the the best application application possible and and sanely deal with other other parts of the the the the the the application application process including financial aid the the the big tests and and other other special situations STORY TWO: OSCAR
Now let me me tell you briefly about another friend of mine Oscar Oscar Oscar Oscar graduated with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 1 8 GPA had an an an an enthusiastic proclivity for certain medicinal properties and and compounds and and sleepwalked through through 99% of high school career But it it it was was clear through through our conversations that that he he he was was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a bright empathetic young man with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a know-how for computers and and mathematics and and that that blew me away With constant reminders from family friends and and just about about everyone in in in his life Oscar was more than aware he’d made some mistakes but he he came to to to me me me me eager and and and clear about about wanting to to to change his his circumstances and and we wasted no time time getting to to to to work Quickly deciding that community college was was the the best place for for for him to to start Oscar earned his his associate’s degree in in in in half the the time time it it would would normally take all all while developing an an an an acumen for for for performance and success that would would serve him him so well after transferring to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a four-year four-year school I was lucky to to to be in in in in his his corner coaching him him through his his transition to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a four-year four-year college and ultimately watched with great pride as as he he received a a a a a a a a a a a Ph D in Economics from a a a a a a a a a a a prestigious graduate program Oscar took charge He’d seen what happens when we take our eye off the ball and go into freefall But he he redeemed himself by taking swift action