Why I chose to study at a small university

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Thanks to its modest size, this university is able to offer curricula for which students can take classes in various fields while working on a degree in 바카라사이트ir major.

In my case, while majoring in atmospheric science, I learned about geopolitics, Arabic, English debating, ecology, geochemistry, pedology and more. I was around students from a huge range of fields.

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