Vol. 13 | Issue 1
Naajia Shakir
D
uring the summer of 2020, I worked at an urban farm where one of my peers introduced me to a program that they once participated in, The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP). The only thing they mentioned to me about the program was that it would be a great opportunity to do some research and it would look good on my resume. When I first heard about the program, I was hesitant to consider applying because I found out that there were multiple Doris Duke Programs, and I did not know which one to apply to. Upon further
investigation of each program, I decided that I was going to apply to DDCSP at the University of Washington (UW). However, since the program only accepted twenty students, I was sure that I was not going to get in. About two weeks after the application deadline and an interview, I received an email from the program stating that I was waitlisted. At this point, I was extremely upset, but at the same time, I was also not that surprised since the application process was very competitive. A few days later, I received another email stating that I was accepted into the University of Washington Campus
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