This is Dear Duke, a summer series where our Class of 2018 seniors reflect on their time spent as student-athletes at Duke University.
Dear Duke,
You weren't always my dream school growing up. As a kid from Kentucky, I was raised to hate you quite frankly (thanks to Christian Laettner). Little did I know, starting in the fall of 2013, I’d soon begin to love you.
I never thought I fit the typical Duke student profile. As a freshman, I was shy, nervous and intimidated by Duke’s reputation of excellence and even more so by the impressive students that surrounded me.