Maureen JohnsonShe had always thought applying to college would be exciting. Living away from home, meeting so many new people, Learning new things, making a few poor life desicisons....
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The author of this quote said that he had been waiting for college to start for a very long time. He had always thought that the things he was going to do in college were going to be exciting. However, after living away from his parents for years, he found that nothing was as fun as he thought it would be. He also found that things were just as bad as they were at home. He didn’t think he would make any poor life decisions, but he did anyway.
Source: 13 Little Blue Envelopes
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