Anyonka shares her experiences about what it's like to make the transition from high school to college.

While many people may not want to go or be able to go, I suspect that college is something that many of you will consider. Because of this, I wanted to write about some of my experiences just to give everyone a taste of what it might be like.

"College" used to be easy to define. The first thing that came to mind was "a place to learn and get a degree so I can get my dream job." But now that I'm actually in college, it is so much harder to sum up what it is. When I was in high school, I read every article, every book, every forum about what it was like to be in college. I listened to every piece of advice and wisdom from my older friends who had gone before me. I had an idea of how things would be, but I really could never have imagined how it would feel being here.

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Zicker reports on a book that shows the strength of the human spirit.

"Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch."

It was late at night when I read that phrase in the book and I pictured my little brother sleeping peacefully on the other side of my bedroom walls. "Have you ever read a book so good your life revolved around reading it?" For three days my life revolved around reading "Between Shades of Gray" By Ruta Sepetys.

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