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The day the official admissions video went live, I was in the library. My phone kept buzzing. My roommate was flooding our group chat with messages."Nina! Check the college homepage! You're on it!"I opened the link.The video opened on the campus entrance at dawn, then slowly faded to a shot of me standing on the library steps with an armful of books. I looked up to the camera.I didn't shy away or freeze up. I didn't force a smile, either.My own voice played over the footage. "I hope that when you come here, you'll find yourself along the way too."My social media feed filled with comments."This admissions video is so comforting to watch.""There's a light in her eyes.""This video makes the college seem so welcoming."As I stared at the screen, I thought back to graduation photo day.Ethan had barely bothered, snapping just two pictures. My eyes were closed in one, and half my face was hidden in the tree's shadow in the other.Back then, I had stood there convinced th
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Soon after the results were announced, the college posted an update on its official social media account, with my video featured at the top.Some of the comments read:"She sounds so genuine.""This actually makes me want to apply here.""She may not be the most striking, but she's the one you remember."As I read through them, the tension inside me slowly faded.I finally understood that being seen didn't mean impressing everyone. Sometimes, it simply meant saying something that made another person feel understood.Things weren't going nearly as well for Chloe.The college traced several of the earliest comments stirring up hostility against me on the campus forum to one of her burner accounts.She was disqualified from the admissions ambassador selection, and the photography club stopped recommending her for promotional shoots.I heard she spent a long time looking for Ethan in tears. But this time, he didn't rush to her defense.Instead, he started turning up wherever I w
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On the day of the final round, all five videos were screened in the college auditorium.Chloe sat in the front row in a pale blue dress, with Ethan beside her and his camera in hand.At events like this, they always seemed to take center stage. Chloe showed up looking beautiful, and Ethan made sure to capture every moment. I was usually off to the side, watching their bags.But this time, I sat with the other finalists, though my palms were still slick with sweat.From the back row, Caleb sent me a message. "Stop watching the screen. You've done your part. Now it's their turn to see you."Chloe's video played first, and Ethan had done an impressive job.She smiled sweetly as she walked beneath the cherry blossoms, stood by the lake, and posed outside one of the academic buildings. Every shot was beautifully framed.The audience applauded.Someone whispered, "Chloe's perfect for the admissions campaign. She looks like she belongs in a college brochure."I heard them, but this t
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The instructions for the final round arrived soon after.The Office of Admissions asked the five finalists to submit a new three-minute video based on the theme "My College and Me."I sat staring at a blank document for a long time.Caleb had helped me slowly figure out what I wanted to say in that first one-minute video. But a three-minute video was different.This time, I had to stand in front of the camera and tell everyone who I really was.Caleb sat across from me in the library and put the lens cap back on his camera."What's the one thing you want incoming students to know?" he asked.I thought for a long moment before answering, "I want them to know they don't have to be afraid of being ordinary."The answer surprised even me. When I first started college, I thought I was ordinary. I wasn't pretty enough, outgoing enough, or good with words. I never photographed well.Then Ethan kept telling me I wasn't photogenic and had no business being in front of the camera. So I
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The college released an official statement that evening. "After reviewing the evidence, the college has confirmed that Nina is the person shown in her entry."No commercial production team was involved, and there is no evidence of excessive editing, AI face-swapping, or the use of any unfair advantage or unauthorized resources."The college will continue its investigation and take appropriate action against anyone found to have deliberately fabricated or spread false allegations."The forum posts were quickly deleted, but screenshots had already spread everywhere. The same people who had questioned my integrity suddenly changed their tune."So it really was her.""Caleb was behind the camera? No wonder it looked so professional.""So who started the rumor that something was going on between her and the photographer?"The photography club group chat stayed silent for a long time.Finally, someone sent a message. "Everyone, stop spreading the rumors."A moment later, the private
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Feeling slowly returned to my fingers as I stared at the message.Ethan saw it too and frowned. "He actually had the nerve to come here?"I ignored him and headed downstairs.A young man in a black shirt stood by the stairs downstairs from the Office of Communications, holding a document envelope.The moment he saw me, he asked, "Are you holding up okay?"My nose stung, and I nodded."Don't be afraid. I brought everything we need," he said.Ethan followed me outside. His face tightened the moment he recognized the photographer."Caleb Grant?"Someone nearby gasped."Isn't that Caleb Grant? He won the Gold Award at the National Collegiate Photography Exhibition.""Didn't he shoot some B-roll for one of the college's admissions videos?"Caleb ignored them and handed me the envelope. "Come on. Let's go inside and clear this up."Back in the office, Ms. Carter looked up. "You're the photographer?"Caleb set his student ID, award certificate, screenshots of our messages on the
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