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The type of individualized attention

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that I got at SUNY Oswego

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it almost felt like I was always in independent study.

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I mean that's the best way to explain it.

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I spent numerous hours in professors' offices

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talking about complicated sociopolitical issues.

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The type of

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openness and candor that professors had

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it was truly incredible.

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I learned about issues I never knew existed

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before I got to SUNY Oswego.

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I learned about movements

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for justice

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for virtually every marginalized group.

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And the type of transformation

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that I experienced

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because of that level of discourse

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and because of the level of attention

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I can't even put that into words.

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Now certainly my involvement outside of the classroom

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in student organizations helped me to hone some of my skills

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and helped me to make mistakes early

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so that I'm not making them now.

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But I think the most impactful experience was

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feeling like the attention I got from my professors

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and the environment in which I learned

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was so rigorous

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and was so geared toward my individual development

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and my individual transformation.

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I don't think that most colleges are like that.

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I just don't.

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You know, I hear from the experiences...

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Hear from other students about their experiences

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at their institution and I feel like I got something unique.

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I feel very blessed and lucky to have experienced that.