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<v ->I think that Gustavus has really shaped</v>

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my experiences of being confident in myself

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and being confident in my abilities to take that next step.

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<v ->We have excellence in fine arts,</v>

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we have excellence in the academics,

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and we have excellence in the athletics too.

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<v ->To me, Make Your Life Count means that you</v>

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go out everyday and be the best you can,

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pushing yourself to new limits.

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<v ->And the lessons that you learn here</v>

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and the experiences that you get here

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are going to help you well beyond your years.

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<v ->There's a lot of professors and peers on this campus</v>

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who you can find in role models.

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Talk about what major you wanna be in

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or what's that next step after college

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and how you could get there.

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<v ->My first term seminar professor</v>

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asked me what I was interested in

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and told me he signed me up for the class right away

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(laughter) when I told him that I was maybe interested

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in political science.

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<v ->Look at all the opportunities that are</v>

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presented in front of you, be grateful for them,

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and just take action in any way you can.

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<v ->They're very flexible with how you can declare majors,</v>

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and you can change your major

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your senior year if you need to

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'cause I've known people that do that

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and still graduate on time.

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<v ->But I've definitely found an interest here</v>

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within their economics program.

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There's a lot of clubs that have kind of helped me

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do that day in and day out,

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and I hope to make a career out of it as well.

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<v Ellie>Going into Gustavus, I wasn't sure</v>

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how I was going to make my life count,

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but the professors and the students here

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have helped me realize what my interests are.

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<v ->College is such a good opportunity</v>

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to become your own person, meet your new friends,

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and just do what you love.

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<v ->Gustavus, academically, is a place</v>

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where you have to work hard every day,

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but with that hard work comes a lot of rewards.

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<v ->People are gonna know you here.</v>

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You're gonna get to know your professors so much easier

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because they're not gonna have a class full of 300 people.

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It's gonna be a class full of 20, 15 people,

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and you're really gonna be able

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to get to know your professors

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on a much easier and deeper level.

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I really kinda like the feel of the campus.

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It has that close-knit, small community feel,

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and that was really important for me.

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Gustavus is small enough to where

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you're really gonna get to know people on a deeper level,

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but it's big enough to where you're gonna

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get to meet new people all the time.

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<v ->It's hard to talk about Gustavus</v>

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without smiling and without thinking about

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all the people that you've met,

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and it's hard pinpointing just a few people

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that I've impacted,

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but I really think it's the community as a whole.

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<v ->Hey, I have a dream, and there's people here at Gustavus</v>

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who are willing to help me pursue that dream.

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<v ->I hope to make my life count</v>

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by taking advantage of all the opportunities

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that I'm given throughout life

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even if that means that I'm not

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totally confident in what I'm doing.

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I know that I've been given the tools to succeed,

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and so I think Gustavus has given me

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the ability to trust in myself.

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<v ->Coming to Gustavus could possibly be</v>

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the best decision you've ever made.

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<v ->Make your life count.</v>

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<v Narrator>Gustavus Adolphus College.</v>

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Make your life count.

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