Why Going to College At 25 Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

Three years ago, when I was 25 and a newly-enrolled college freshman (yes, you read that right), it was obvious that I was not your typical 18-year-old carrying a sheaf of spiral notebooks and fresh set of pens on her first day of classes. But I don't really have your typical life story either.

Prior to that, I had planned for my "life schedule" to be nothing but typical and run like clockwork: for me and my high school friends, college seemed like the no-brainer after our senior year exams and SAT tutoring -- degree, job, family, and real life would then ensue. And ten years ago, when I was a fresh-faced 18, I was an excited, audacious high-school student, determined to study a quirky blend of musical theatre and religious studies in my upcoming college career, and then set my sights on Broadway.

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