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<v ->I can't even put into words how</v>

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thankful I am for Penn State.

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So, I came to Penn State as a summer session student,

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and I also was fortunate enough to be

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chosen to be a Penn State Varsity cheerleader.

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So, I cheered for football, men's and women's basketball,

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men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's ice hockey.

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And so I was very busy, but... and traveling,

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but it just gave me so many crazy

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experiences I can't even describe.

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Like I traveled to Washington state, and Louisiana,

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and just was able to build connections

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through Penn State cheerleading.

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I was involved in Thon, and I gave back to that

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huge, amazing group by working on committees,

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and being involved through cheerleading and the Thon.

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We had a Thon child that we would sponsor.

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Penn State has just given me so much,

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and I continued on to go to grad school here.

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And I was offered and assistantship,

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where I was given the opportunity to

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work for the university, and kind of,

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have my tuition paid for me, which was amazing,

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because, you know, it's expensive.

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And it's a huge commitment time wise, and money wise.

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So, I was just very fortunate for that opportunity,

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and that led me to where I am today.