Confessions of an HBCU Student
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Last published Thu, Jul 12, 2018
One word.
College.
College is where you are supposed to find yourself, find the things that motivate and drive you. It's a fresh start for everyone. College can either make or break you, and some people can only take so much. Its a different world out here for everyone.
Lies will be told, hearts will get broken, and skeletons will come out of their closets. But that's life right? Sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches.
Everyone has a past, but you can't let what happened in the past define you or your future because you're hurting your future before you even give it a chance.
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