Why I Chose Vassar – A Narrative by Tyler Wen

I never knew Vassar even existed until 2 weeks before its college application deadline. I was just looking online for more colleges, possible places that I could willingly call my alma mater in the future, colleges where I knew I could both learn a lot and still have fun, institutions that could really change my life for the better

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Saudi Arabia plans to move away from oil dependence

The world’s largest exporter of crude oil has made an ambitious plan to reduce its dependence on oil which currently makes over 70% of Saudi’s revenue. As oil prices have fallen to half its peak level ($115 in June 2014), Saudi points to large uncertainty in future oil prices and the resulting swings in national revenues as reasons to slowly reduce its dependence on oil

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