There was a time in my life when I had no idea how to study. Pages went blank in front of me. All my test scores would be 60% or below. The only thing that kept my class grades stable were my homework scores. None of my essays ever received anything above a C-. My academic career was in a serious jeopardy because I did not know how to study and how to learn properly. This was my life up until...

There was a time in my life when I had no idea how to study. Pages went blank in front of me. All my test scores would be 60% or below. The only thing that kept my class grades stable were my homework scores. None of my essays ever received anything above a C-. My academic career was in a serious jeopardy because I did not know how to study and how to learn properly. This was my life up until...

Sweat began to drip down my back. I didn’t recognize myself – would others recognize me? This wasn’t the thoughts of a timid teenager who was having an identity crisis. They were the results of a jaw surgery that had wired my jaw shut so that I couldn’t speak, and a face so swollen that I looked like I had billiard balls in my mouth. I didn’t know what to think as I walked onto campus. While...

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