I T TA K E S A T E A M
By Lauren Gardner
FRESHMAN YEAR FINDING A PLACE
Whether you’re a ninth grader walking down the halls has the individualized support of a Lead Counselor,
of your high school for the first time, a Duke freshman and benefits from being a member of a cohort of other
leaving your family to move into a dorm with a complete motivated freshman. This support network which will
stranger, or a highly recruited basketball player playing be with him throughout high school and college will help
your first game in Cameron, freshman year is all about him reach his goals. “In four years I can see myself either
finding your place. at NC A&T or NC Central. I want to get into law which is
why I said Central or be a biomedical engineer which is
DeSean
why I said A&T. I’ve done my research and they are some
This past August, DeSean walked into Clement Early
of the top schools on my list in those fields.”
College High School as a ninth grader. He was filled with
excitement at the chance to make friends and have new Jenn
experiences, but he also faced some new challenges. A few months ago Jenn arrived on Duke’s East
“It’s really tough for a freshman to find his place, become Campus ready to move into her new dorm and start her
popular with the upperclassmen, and then be introduced first year as a Blue Devil. In a short time she has already
to new types of assignments. The work I have in high embraced the Duke experience. “I love being part of the
school is so much tougher. It takes ten times the Duke community. I have already been on line outside of
commitment to make sure you stay up on assignments.” the Cameron ticket office at 6:30 AM, studied late in van
Luckily for DeSean he has found his place at the der Hayden at Perkins library with my classmates, and
Emily K Center in our Scholars to College program. The seen Mike Posner perform on the Chapel Quad. I can’t
program ensures he learns college-preparatory skills, imagine anywhere else where I can experience all of this.”
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