Editor’s note: The following is an essay written by Imahni Cheeks, a 2021 Oakland Technical High School graduate and first-generation college student currently studying at University of San Francisco where she hopes to pursue a law degree. Imahni was profiled in an earlier story published on Local News Matters.
MY COLLEGE JOURNEY actually began in the year of 2020. A moment in time that most believe will go down in our history books or a year that all of Gen Z will be telling their grandkids about. It was a year that took us all by surprise and took a lot of our joy with it as we began quarantining because of the national pandemic. We missed out on a ton of life’s most amazing moments, but all in all, it also was a year of change and strength. It helped me recognize in a lot of ways that life is unexpected, but that you have to make the most of what we have. Instead of just sitting at home, I decided to explore a new side of myself and jump into what would soon become my spectacular college journey.
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