... something I had been dreading all summer. I went back in the house to say goodbye to my family. The first one I said goodbye to was my dog. She's a big fat dog with a wrinkled face that spends most of her time lying around the house and eating. The look on her face was so casual. Realistically I knew she didn't know what was happening, but I told myself that she didn ... the tears from coming. She hugged me and told me how much she would miss me. I tried to leave before she could see how close I was to breaking down as well. I jumped in my car, turned the ignition and backed out the dri...

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... at the same time. I didn't know much about the "college experience" and what I did know (or thought I knew) scared me. I pictured hard classes that I wouldn't be able to keep up with, people that wouldn't like me, long hikes to get to my classes, and horrible food. I couldn't imagine leaving the security of my own room, my own stuff where I want it, my friends that ... . The worst part about it all was that I felt like I was the only one that actually thought about this. I felt so immature and childish for actually being scared to come to college. After I thought I wouldn't be able to ta...

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... at the same time. I didn't know much about the "college experience" and what I did know (or thought I knew) scared me. I pictured hard classes that I wouldn't be able to keep up with, people that wouldn't like me, long hikes to get to my classes, and horrible food. I couldn't imagine leaving the security of my own room, my own stuff where I want it, my friends that ... . The worst part about it all was that I felt like I was the only one that actually thought about this. I felt so immature and childish for actually being scared to come to college. After I thought I wouldn't be able to ta...

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... at the same time. I didn't know much about the "college experience" and what I did know (or thought I knew) scared me. I pictured hard classes that I wouldn't be able to keep up with, people that wouldn't like me, long hikes to get to my classes, and horrible food. I couldn't imagine leaving the security of my own room, my own stuff where I want it, my friends that ... . The worst part about it all was that I felt like I was the only one that actually thought about this. I felt so immature and childish for actually being scared to come to college. After I thought I wouldn't be able to ta...

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... at the same time. I didn't know much about the "college experience" and what I did know (or thought I knew) scared me. I pictured hard classes that I wouldn't be able to keep up with, people that wouldn't like me, long hikes to get to my classes, and horrible food. I couldn't imagine leaving the security of my own room, my own stuff where I want it, my friends that ... . The worst part about it all was that I felt like I was the only one that actually thought about this. I felt so immature and childish for actually being scared to come to college. After I thought I wouldn't be able to ta...

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... of every athlete's career they hope to stand out from everyone else to get noticed. To get a scholarship and to go to college and maybe turn pro. Every athlete has dreams and in our mind the sky's the limit. Some athletes aren't has talented or big has others so they have to work extra hard to compete at a competitive level. They work hard and practice to be the best. Some have ... no chance to play in college or even play in high school. So they look to an alternative. They see that lifting weights is good but they think by using muscle ... be those steroids making your arms so big an...

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... all you hear is negativity. The two of you want to stay together. Remember, the rest of your life? So you are willing to make the relationship work. The summer goes by which seems to be the quickest three months of your life. August comes and it's time to say goodbye. You go to college, not wanting to meet anyone. You"re fine with the person you have two ... said by Kimberly Kirberger, a writer for the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. The two of you are used to agreeing on what movie to watch at the movie theater or where to eat afterwards. But now separa...

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