my weird college journey - by nancy

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i'm already overcooked. i stayed an extra year after flailing and throwing tantrums about how much i hated school for a year. i went back at the end of it, after realizing the real world wasn't all that. i tried as many possible paths as i could in college. 5 different majors, 3 minors, 3 research labs, and after this winter will have studied abroad 3 times. i wanted to get my money’s worth. i treated college like a buffet, sampling many different courses before going back for more of my favorites. i entered as a business student, wide-eyed and curious. i learned about the stock market, managing scooter operations, measuring gdp. then got bored. covid happened and i went back to california. i paced back and forth in my backyard. i decided business was not for me. i switched to cognitive science. i took a class, did research with a professor, then realized psychology research was all just professors bickering to disprove each other's studies. i liked the idea of psychology, but this did

i'm only one class away from graduating undergrad. 1 it doesn't feel like the time has passed. still lots to learn, still loads of unanswered questions. i'm already overcooked. i stayed an extra year after flailing and throwing tantrums about how much i hated school for a year. i went back at the end of it, after realizing the real world wasn't all that. i tried as many possible paths as i could in college. 5 different majors, 3 minors, 3 research labs, and after this winter will have studied abroad 3 times. i wanted to get my money’s worth. i treated college like a buffet, sampling many…

my weird college journey - by nancy

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