“I’m in”
Senior Lana Ranger will attend Juniata College after high school. In this senior special blog, Ranger explains how a lack in diversity at the college will affect her and details why she’s ready to graduate and move forward with her career.
Q: Why did you choose to go to Juniata College?
A: I decided to go to Juniata because it is the closest to home and the scholarship that was offered was my best option.
Q: What are you majoring in or planning on studying at Juniata?
A: My major actually changed to business at Juniata. The scholarship I was offered was an accelerated MBA.
Q: What excites you the most about college?
A: I’m excited to live on my own and be independent. I am also excited to be put in a new environment with different people I have never met.
Q: Is there anything about college that intimidates you?
A: What I am most intimidated about is that Juniata is not as diverse as I would like it to be, and I’m afraid of the oppression I might face. There is a higher chance of people being ‘accidentally’ racist by making the wrong types of comments.
Q: What other colleges were you looking at as other options?
A: The other colleges I was looking at were [the] University of Pittsburgh and Haverford College in Philadelphia.
Q: Why did you think this college was the choice for you? What about the school interested you?
A: Juniata is the closest to home. The school actually had more interest in me than I did them. Juniata contacted me the most, and they actually offered me two scholarships. They also accepted me eight days after I applied.
Q: How do you feel about senior year ending so soon?
A: I am excited for my senior year to end. It’s been rough, and I just want it to be over. I am going to miss all my friends I am probably not going to see again.
Q: What do you think will be the biggest difference between high school and college?
A: I feel like college is going to take up more of my time than high school. I also feel like people are going to be less judgmental in college. People will be way too busy and focused on school to care about anyone else.
I’m Sydney Wilfong, a senior at AAHS. I’m part of the band as a proud tenor saxophone player. On the days I have time, I enjoy writing, reading and...