When considering schools, students look for colleges with the most competitive acceptance rates, employment rates after graduation and if the college embodies their major. Aspiring college students never pose the question of happiness. As impractical as it sounds, the college experience consists of four years of discovering your strengths. Why not consider your happiness? Happiness rarely …
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