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UF Day 1
WHEW. Thankful to say Day 1 of college classes has come and gone and I’m still hanging in there all in one piece! After breakfast and a final goodbye with my family this morning, I boarded the (correct) bus and headed to my very first class at the University of Florida. Although I’ve been before…
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An Open Letter to the Soon-to-be Senior
Dear Soon-To-Be Senior, So, this is it. You’re only days away from what will feel like the longest shortest year of your life… if you’re anything like I was this time last year, you probably feel like you’re not quite old enough for this, yet at the same time you’re so ready to be done.…
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A Major Decision
So y’all. I am officially a registered student at the University of Florida. I even have an ID card and class schedule and everything to prove it, is that crazy or what?!? After attending orientation last week, to my delight, I felt so much more excited about the beginning of this four-year-long journey. At the…
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These Decisions Aren’t Mine
“Before I decide, I wish I knew what the outcome would be…” Story. Of. My. Life. You know, once I finished picking a college, a major, and all the other big decisions I’ve had to make recently, I thought maybe I could catch a break. I thought maybe things could be simple for a while;…
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Wait…. What Now?
So it’s official… I am a high school graduate. Thursday night I walked across Steve Riggs Stadium as Pomp and Circumstance blared through the speakers. I sat in the first row and listened to the top six students in my class deliver speeches that were meant to encourage and excite my graduating class as this chapter came…
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Ready or Not, Here it Comes
I could probably write about graduation and the end of senior year 100 times and 100 different ways… It’s like every day something new hits me. In the past four years, I have taken 24 classes at Fort Walton Beach High School and I have attended (give or take…) 720 days of school. Every morning…
Samantha Reynolds 