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\u201cThe community here is so amazing,\u201d says Shelby Hamm, a William T. Young scholar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the daunting first days of college, nerves and self-doubt can tamper with the confidence of even the highest achiever. Happily for Shelby Hamm \u201925, the very reasons that brought her to Transylvania University from Louisville, Kentucky \u2014 the immediate sense of community and relationship with professors \u2014 quickly put her at ease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt makes me feel really good that my professors already know my name,\u201d says Hamm.  \u201cIt may seem a small thing, but it definitely makes the difference when you\u2019re trying to fight for this future academic career and a career out in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off to a promising start, what came next for Hamm was more of a surprise. She hadn\u2019t fully realized the intellectual freedom that awaited her as a student on the pre-law track at Transylvania. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of being directed to follow particular majors and specific classes, she learned from her adviser that she was free to pursue the academic subjects that interested her the most. Given that sociology is a particular passion of hers, she was thrilled to learn that she could make it her major. She also plans to minor in political science and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs long as they are writing-intensive classes,\u201d says Hamm with a bit of amusement (acknowledging that pretty much all classes at Transy fit that bill), and represent a wide range of subject matter (a hallmark of the liberal arts), she\u2019ll be on track for law school. This suits the William T. Young scholar to a tee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really appreciate the academic freedom,\u201d she says, \u201cand I think that moving forward, getting to take classes that are in so many different subjects \u2014 and just to explore \u2013 is going to be very exciting for me.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recipient of a William T. Young Scholarship, Hamm not only has the ability to attend Transylvania, but the financial freedom to work fewer hours and pursue a variety of interests. She\u2019s already anticipating the arrival of the ballot for student government and sorority recruitment, and is looking forward to the community service they offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That interest in community service is at the heart of her long-term goals, too. Growing up with a father who is a police officer and a mother who teaches government, Hamm says she developed an interest in immigration law and criminal law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a lot of good mentors that showed me that, although there are times when the law is very frustrating, there are also people who are willing to fight to make it better and to make the situation better,\u201d she says. \u201cI really am interested in advocating for people who don\u2019t necessarily have the resources to advocate for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamm can already see how the academic demands and intellectual exploration, within the supportive community at Transy, will help her reach her goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d really had my heart set on Transy, kind of from the beginning,\u201d she reflects, having visited campus for events as a youth. \u201cI\u2019d explored other options, but ultimately I knew this is where I wanted to be.\u201d And now that her first year is underway, she\u2019s finding it to be everything she imagined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI already love everything about Transy. I\u2019m so excited.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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