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Personal Narrative: Dropping Out Of College
A little over 10 years ago I decided, much to my mom’s dismay, to drop out of college and start my professional endeavor. The decision wasn’t very difficult because from the moment I started college I did not have the desire. School to me felt like an obligation more than a privilege but more importantly I did not realize or felt as if I was learning for my own benefits. My parents paid for my tuition and gave me all the resource and support needed, so I had very little real world pressure, however mentally I just wasn’t able to finish. A part of my felt guilty for letting my parents down and even though they didn’t pressure me I knew it was hard on them especially because the Chinese American community put such an emphasis on education.
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