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Personal Narrative: My Trip To Furman University
Furman University was the last college I visited on a four-day whirlwind trip to six colleges in North and South Carolina. The sense of community I felt from Furman was unlike any of the other colleges I had visited; it captivated me just as I was losing all interest in college tours. As I drove onto campus this summer with my mom, I immediately felt something was different about this school. It made me feel like I was home. The kids we saw were all walking with friends and seemed exuberant, though they had decided to spend their summer vacation on campus doing research or taking classes. The information session and tour of the campus solidified my feeling of being part of a community because as we walked the campus our tour guides seemed to

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