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Day 9 (MDC Work Day)

Hello College J-term, it’s Emily! Today is January 18th and we have 4 days left of J-term. Today was an open work day. This morning, the majority of our time was spent listening to podcasts, reading The Gatekeepers, and working on our case studies. At the end of the morning we were asked to answer questions about how the J-term is going which Mr. Awkward created. This afternoon, students will continue researching their assigned colleges. We will also be watching a movie towards the end of the day called, Mona Lisa Smile, a movie about the life of a UCLA graduate.  We are looking forward to next week and we will be returning next Tuesday for more blogs!

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