A New Perspective on Life

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"Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-changes Don't want to be a richer man Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-changes Just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can't trace time" With With these words, David Bowie describes what I hope will be my college experience. Other than a degree in biology, I hope to gain a new perspective on life from my college education. I have loved my time in high school, but it is time for a change. I am ready to see new faces in new places. It has been the same familiar scene for the past four years,...

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