Deep Springs, in a Nutshell
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"An all-male school, in the middle of nowhere, where you spend half your waking hours doing manual labor. That's where you want to go to college?"
Deep Springs, in a Nutshell Deep Springs, in a Nutshell --Hunter Blanks, 11/14/98 The following essay I wrote back when I first applied to Deep Springs College. I'd been waiting confirmation as to whether or not it was a worthwhile essay, and in light of my acceptance, I suppose I can be a pompous airbag and post this. Even if it isn't as perfect as I'd like it to be. "O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space. . . ." --Hamlet "You want to go where?" "An all-male school, in the middle of nowhere, where you spend half your waking hours doing manual labor.
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