That’s perfectly fine from your perspective – I hope I would feel the same way – but it was Wesleyan’s responsibility to find out your thoughts directly from you. Your personal willingness to give back to Wesleyan should have no bearing on the standards Wesleyan holds for itself. But, as you imply, the concept of plagiarism has much to do with the exact nature of the words that are in common (their rareness, placement, etc.). My initial assessment was based on your post alone.