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What you will remember is the last look you’ll have at your apartment, dorm, or house, where you played Cards Against Humanity until 3 a.m. with your roommates two Sundays prior.

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I hope you can become more willing to give yourself what you need, not what you feel like you should want.

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Dear concerned interrogators, I know you mean well. But I just threw my cap in the air, my diploma isn’t coming in the mail for six months, and the last of my Stuff by Hilary Duff is just making its way to Goodwill.

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Acquire employable skills. Even if you’re not sure about your desired field, there are certain skills that will be useful across different industries.

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This should have been one of the most exciting times of my life – moving back to a city that I already knew and loved, and living with a good friend – a dream come true for most people, but I would never have anticipated that this would become my nightmare.

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I am sorry that I denied you sensation. That I punished you so deeply and exiled you whenever you fell short of perfection.

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When it does become time to sit down and start applying for a career, do not let the turn-away notices dismay you. It is easy to let them, but assure yourself that you’ll land right where you’re meant to with time.

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Say it with me, it’s all a bunch of BULLSHIT.

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You can sense how different you are now than when you first came here, and you feel a strong sense of pride and happiness from that fact.

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When did consistency start to feel like failure? Instead of reflecting on our accomplishments or congratulating ourselves on the hard work in a moment of respite, we fix our gaze to the mountains ahead, berating ourselves for not being on top of those distant feats already.