The college transition

My then secret “major” in dorm room freedom.

When we head off to college, we’re told to focus on the syllabus, the networking, and the eventual degree. We’re told these four years will define our professional futures. But for me, the most profound education didn’t happen in a lecture hall or a laboratory. It happened behind the locked door of a cramped, linoleum-floored dorm room.

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