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Sep 06, 2023
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PICTURE THIS: You are a high school senior sitting in front of your computer, staring blankly at the college application essay prompt. Your brain is filled with memories of the traumatic event that changed your life forever. You wonder if you should share it in your essay, but you don’t want to come misrepresent yourself or trivialize your trauma. You w…

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