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Sacramento State University: A Short Story
It was me breaking down at night,I had to decide what path to take. Days and weeks of being questioned what was I going to do or being told what I had to do. I know that what everyone told me wasn't with bad intentions, they wanted the best for me and their mindset only allowed them to have a certain way of thinking what success looked like for me. It was 3:20 a.m., I was able to hear the clock tick. I had decided, a four year college wasn't going to be the path I took right after graduating. I never had bad intentions, I didn't want to let no one down. At one point I was willing to give it all up for them but I realized I wouldn't be content. I had to do what my heart and gut told me and that was to start of at junior college.

For the last couple of months it had become a routine to stop at …show more content…
I had to answer myself a question if I was going to go through the plan of attending Sacramento State University. I was scared, If I didn't go were my parents going to be disappointed, If i did go was I going to lose my bestfriend , If I didn't go who was going to walk out my life, If I didn't go was I a failure, If i didn't go would it be the best for me, so many if questions. That crucial night that I decided Sacramento State wasn't my way, made me feel lost. How was I going to reverse all the plans we had made to move out there. We were all settled to leave that summer. Everything was ready, I realized that the next morning. Was I really able to break it all and tell everyone. I did it and it was the hardest thing ever, some people walked out my life and others stayed. My parents were so supportive, I think they knew deep inside it's what I wanted. My close teachers also gave me all their support and told me I had greatness in me and It would manifest itself anywhere I went. My best friend also supported me.All this meant so much to me and made things a little less
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