Sentence 1: Dakota was a senior in high school with mediocre grades. 
 Sentence 3: He waited for a letter of reply from the college 
 Sentence 4:  One day he went to the mailbox and found a thin envelope 
 Sentence 5:  He opened the envelope and was disappointed he hadn���t been accepted 
 Option 1: Dakota filled out an application to his local college. 
 Option 2: Dakota decided to just enter the workforce instead of going to college.