I've always dreamed of pursuing History as a college career. To me, history is the guide to the future of society, because a society learns from past mistakes. Every nation, every state, every individual has their own history. My history began on the breezy town of Oceanside, California, my cherished birthplace. My time there was short-lived and after six months, I would move to my current hometown, Laredo, Texas. I was deeply fond of Laredo for giving me my Mexican...

From its iconic Warren Towers overlooking the Charles River to its collegiate gothic towers of the STH and CAS buildings, BU is my ideal place to learn, live, and grow, especially for a history major. I have always imagined myself time-traveling back to 1876 and meeting BU's former professor, Alexander Graham Bell, as I lay on BU Beach studying for my HI 152 final. I'd ask him how he feels about leaving his legacies in the hands of future BU students. Upon...

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