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I chose to major in English here at Western because of all of the fantastic professors that I first met when I came here. 

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They're all really knowledgable and they all were very friendly and they really seemed to care about me, so it seemed like the perfect fit. 

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So this term one of my courses for my English major is that I'm taking The Novel of Formation. 

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There are authors like Jane Austen, James Joyce, all those kind of fun people. 

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I really like this course because you're able to see the evolution of young adult novelist from the past to the present

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and that's really mind blowing for someone who is a young adult and enjoys reading those kind of novels.

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One of the best things about Western is that everyone here does really care about the students. The faculty, the staff, everyone is here for the students

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and it's a place where everyone is allowed to flourish. 

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It's also really easy to get involved on campus. Besides being an ambassador for Western I'm also the president of Triangle Alliance, which is Western's LGBTQ student club. 

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My career goal is to become a college professor in literature. 

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How Western is helping do that is that I have a lot really fantastic professors who've been able to encourage me and support me throughout this process, 

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And have given me the knowledge to continue my career through grad school. 

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I always recommend that students come here because of all of the opportunities that they'll be given,

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Personally I've been able to grow my educational and my leadership experience and I can't see myself going to any other university. 

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Western Oregon University, where every student matters. 

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