Last week Lauren attended a 2 day stay on the campus of UNC with their Project Uplift program for prospective 'minority' students. Its UNC's chance to court top minority students to consider UNC as their college choice. (In this family, we have no problem playing the minority and female cards when it comes to colleges paying attention to us.)
The morning I dropped Lauren off she didn't even want to get out of the car to go check-in she was so nervous.
"Get out of the car. You're practically an adult," I said lovingly. (No, really I WAS loving).
"Nooooo...... I don't want to. Can't I just live in my room the rest of my life?" She whined almost half serious.
So with a start like that I had anticipated that her experience might be only slightly positive at best. Turns out she had an amazing time and the dorms are "so NICE, like a hotel room almost!" Hmmmm, this is what a strong, successful sports program will buy you.
She loved the campus, the trees, the "amazing digital library studio" and "all the libraries!!" The food was not so great. And for someone who was thinking she wanted to go to a small college she said, "I am seriously being woooo-ed by this place."
The last night of the program there was an Apollo Theater program. If you don't know what the Apollo Theater amatuer night is all about .... SHAME on you. Anyway, Lauren tried out for it with her poetry slam "Beautiful" and got a slot to perform with 6 other students. Their talents varied from rapping, singing, playing the piano and stepping.
In the end no one was booed but the standing ovation and loudest cheers came for Lauren and she won! Talk about going out of your comfort zone! No money, no scholarship, but a nice Tarheel penant. Good job Lauren! And who doesn't look good in gorgeous Carolina blue....?
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