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Profiles

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  Melissa Amler, University of Pittsburgh

  "The best part about living away from home is being able to begin a new life. It’s both exciting and scary to be on your own, but for the most part, it’s rewarding to be able to make decisions as you see fit."

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  Carlo Arce, George Washington University

  "I usually study in the library. It is very quiet, mostly, and usually my friends are over. It is a good motivator having friends around studying with you."

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  Mia Walker, Harvard University

  "After midnight, if you look around the campus, you will see how many lights are still on. Everyone stays up studying, writing papers, and of course, stalking people on Facebook."

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  Tyler Fishbone, George Washington University

  "One of the big things in my life is family. Coming here I did not have family … but now I really can't imagine a better scenario. You are living on your own, you are doing whatever you want."

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  Claire Richard, Harvard University

  "It is literally our job to go to class and hang out with our friends and talk about what we've learned recently. How cool is that?"

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  Jahlisa Dodson, George Washington University

  "I am involved in the Caribbean Student Union. ... We get together and get food from the different islands. … We organize heritage weeks where one week we'll talk about Trinidad, another Jamaica or Barbados, and get people to know a little more about the different islands."

   

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