I stared at the photos on the colorful brochures from several state colleges. These students, with their enlightened yet carefree grins, looked like they were studying physics at Disney World. There they were, gleefully standing in their glossy academic fairyland, far away from the anxiety of their college search.

And there I was, trudging through my own college search. Far from smiling. Far from happy. Far, far away from any decision.

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