![]() ![]() ![]() Everything outside the warm little bubble of high school felt dangerous and unsafe, but also exciting and new. My financial situation was far less cushy than I’d hoped for, the admissions process far less forgiving. I was equal parts excited and uneasy about the future. I was gifted this book as a senior in high school, two weeks out from graduation. For advice on life events as profound as this one, I looked to an expert like Sheryl Sandberg, the author of “Lean in for Graduates,” to lead the way. Where friends aren’t around the corner, but across the world. But it’s a struggle to think of suddenly living in a real life, where summer break no longer exists and time doesn’t seem to be frozen within social settings and self-involved drama. I strive to offer the comfort I hope those around me will bestow a year from now. ![]() “You’ll make it there!” I say enthusiastically to friends who are amidst the last few weeks of their undergraduate career. What does that mean exactly? It’s a question no one feels equipped to answer, but a struggle everyone is forced to face. As the academic year is coming to its end, many seniors are off to begin the rest of their lives. ![]()
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