Better than a dream school

The college application process really intimidated me. Even though I had worked hard in high school, applying to colleges still felt like I was putting my name into a hat and crossing my fingers that, magically, I would be chosen. 

When spring arrived, I started hearing from the colleges I’d applied to, but letter after letter was the same: a rejection. I was confused and frustrated because—on paper—I was qualified for almost all of these colleges. But that didn’t seem to matter. 

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