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Maia and her mom working on her college applications. <\/p>\n

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\nPretty amazing we are already at this point in her life, at 18 it just seems like yesterday. I also find it amazing how it’s all online and in many cases shared with the “common app.”
\nFor Maia it is a little different, going for a dance major on a B.A. or more likely a Ballet major on a B.F.A. means auditions everywhere she applies, so this is only the first step – the next will be her dancing her way across the country!<\/p>\n

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Maia and her mom working on her college applications. Pretty amazing we are already at this point in her life, at 18 it just seems like yesterday. 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