White (a pseudonym) hasthousands ofstudents thesameconfusion, the college entrance examination10years ago, the goalofherlifeafter graduating from collegegraduateishernewtarget.
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He is now 15 years old and attends a New York City public high school where two armed police officers stand guard at the entrance and students need to go through a metal detector every day as they enter the building.