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The Importance Of Continuing Education In College
Being raised in a country which is not your birth place is a challenging experience. It comes with many obstacles and struggles. A variety of new thing are always being introduced, with those come language and education, culture and tradition and life as I know, it gets changed completely. My childhood brought adult responsibilities, hiding in the shades and being scared all the time, and with denial comes the chance of new things and open doors. I as an immigrant High school student has gone through so many denials and get rejected so many opportunities, which include the struggle of continuing my education in college because I don't have the chance of receiving many beneficial opportunities in scholarships and is why I will greatly appreciate

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