Character Study III

A journey of a newly-made college student begins in North Carolina. A soon to be man at the age of 17 (doesn't look the part) by the name of Ephraim Rodriguez Jr was travelling from college to college up the Atlantic coast and viewing each and every prospective med school. Ephraim had already been accepted into Stanford University for a major in neuroscience, but he wanted to see his available options after his pre-med. He liked the Duke University Campus except the hot humid air of a stagnant southern state didn't please Ephraim. Many miles were driven toward the northeastern portion of the United States the next stop was the University of Pennsylvania, the lavish brick architecture was superb but it was basically the same thing as all of the other Ivy League Colleges and seemed no different. In Ephraim's last stop of his college exploration, he was down the street from Columbia University and began to enjoy a Chinese duck plate in Chinatown, until suddenly Ephraim's best friend appeared, Eric. Out of all of the people that could possibly appear in such a vast city Eric was one of those possibilities. Eric was in search for a Mr. Kelly and said something about some New Jersey Mafia. Like always Eric was uttering random nonsense like a drunk man, so they began talking about their futures. Ephraim described his plans for after Stanford and mentioned the trip that he was currently taking and how some of these east-coast seemed pretty cool. After some time of talking the two went their separate ways. Ephraim had to catch his plane back to Palo Alto to start his real journey, College. The plane ride was really turbulent and uncomfortable, kind of like the future issues this young man is soon going to face. Ephraim arrives at Palo Alto and his dorm, his parents brought his necessities for him to the city. Ephraim helps fill his new home with his belongings, like a brand new macbook, xbox, clothes, mini fridge, and a lifetime supply of Ramen noodles. Due to how expensive college is going to be over the next 4 years Ephraim is going to live like a poor, starving man. His classes are going to be as rigorous as it gets in an effort to get good enough grades to get accepted into a reputable med school