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Psychology Personal Statement

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When I was in 7th grade, I was known as the quirky black girl who wore hot pink knee high socks. I was obsessed with My Little Ponies. I loved playing the violin and I loved to mess with people’s minds with magic tricks. I remember spending hours of my free time looking up card tricks and illusions I could perform during break just so I could hear those “Andrea, how did you do that?! comments. I loved to amaze people with these tricks just as much as I wondered how they didn’t see what was in front of them the whole time. How didn’t they see me switch that card? How didn’t they see that coin in my hand before it ‘magically’ appeared under the card in front of them? I didn’t know it then, but the questions I asked were questions that are normally …show more content…

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