I was accepted into UC Berkeley with a full scholarship, but the cost of moving to California was still too high. I turned down the offer.

I was accepted into UC Berkeley with a full scholarship, but the cost of moving to California was still too high. I turned down the offer.

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I still remember the day I opened the email from UC Berkeley as if it were yesterday. The message was straightforward: "Congratulations and welcome to the University of California, Berkeley. You have been admitted for the fall semester."

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