Personal Narrative Essay: My First Experience Going To College

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My first experience going to college didn’t go as planned as my dreams of becoming a professional fell from grace when I couldn’t find my car. I have been to campus so many times before. The first time, in fact, was only to ask for information. Then; I had to come to take an English proficiency test since I didn’t go to school in the United States. Another day; I’ve come to show that I knew my numbers, not to mention to prove my residency in order to get in-state tuition. I have lost count how many times I have actually come to campus before classes even began. Every time I did so it was on my husband’s shiny bright new car, a car that I was not allowed to be inside if I was not on the passenger’s seat. So every time we would come to MDC I

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