I was accepted into a well-regarded graduate program. I turned down the offer because AI is destroying my desired industry.

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The author (not pictured) decided not to enroll in graduate school.

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As my 4 children graduate from high school and college, I'm hit with a mix of emotions — both joy and grief

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The author (not pictured) is both joyful and sad to watch her kids graduate.

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I thought my life would change when I moved to Ireland. Unfortunately, I never felt I belonged, and I moved home a year later.

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The author dreamed of moving to Ireland for years. While she enjoyed studying there, it wasn't a place she wanted to stay.

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Bill Gates' summer reading list this year is all about memoirs

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Bill Gates releases his summer reading list every year.

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After I got my Ph.D., I realized I didn't want to work in that field. I was in financial ruin until I found the right job for me.

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I'm a 40-year-old mom of 3 working toward my doctorate. It's not easy to juggle it all, but I'm doing this for me.

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The author (not pictured) went back to school in her 30s and is now pursuing a doctorate.

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I'm an international scholarship student at Harvard whose future is up in the air. Trump's visa order is short-sighted.

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Harvard student David Gayle, a 29-year-old policy advisor from London and a Kennedy Memorial Trust scholar, is unsure if he can finish his graduate degree.

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Trump weighs taking $3 billion in frozen Harvard grants and giving the money to trade schools instead

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The Baker Library at Harvard University, where President Trump's war of words and funding continued on Memorial Day.

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I'm mentally preparing for my college freshman to move back home this summer. This phase of parenting is harder than I thought.

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I'm one of the oldest moms at my kid's elementary school. I no longer feel the need to dress a certain way or volunteer for everything.

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As an older mom, I no longer feel the need to volunteer for every event at my kids's school.

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