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First Year University Expectations vs. Reality | #RoadToRyerson Week 6

RU Student LifeSeptember 19, 2017 4:41 amJuly 28, 2020

Road to Ryerson Edo Odozor talks her expectations vs. reality of university so far after her first week of school. What were YOUR expectations before starting first year?

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