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Tailgate

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  1. I didn’t get in. Failed all my classes first semester of HS. Air Force brought my dad here when I was 12 from Michigan. Wasn’t drugs or friends…just pure rebellion of a kid who moved a continent away from his best friends (no cell phones…remember?) and left the place he loved and grew up in. I woke up junior year. Took summer school junior and senior year just to graduate. 
     

    Like a lot of us, fell in love with UT just being in Austin and around it. That was the dream. Had zero chance after HS. Went to St. Ed’s to get grades to try and transfer. After seeing tuition cost of one semester I jumped to ACC. Actually had some inspiring professors there.

    Got my ‘B’ average after a year and then ran as fast as I could to the 40 acres!

    \m/

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  2. Oldest went to SMU and luckily crushed it. Received scholarship to SMU Law. Graduating Spring ‘24 and has already signed her offer letter for big law starting Fall ‘24.

    Youngest…clicked the deny button on her UT acceptance because she already had been accepted to Vandy ED. That one was a crusher as I was right by her when she did it. I tried hard to get her to stay here. But the decision was hers. 

    Both graduations are on the same damn day in the Spring. I need a teleporter.

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