Caroline Gamard
I'm a senior from Fairhope, AL majoring in psychology, and I'm super interested in mindfulness-based therapies. Next year I'll be starting my doctorate in clinical psychology! My favorite things to do are read (novels and the New York Times), listen to music, and go on walks.
L's Taken
"Thank you for applying but..."
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Things I thought I'd finish but never did
The chemistry major
Social media (I quit Instagram)
A serious relationship
A senior thesis
A Me Too Monologue
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Everyday L's of life
On Valentine’s Day I wiped out on the stairs in Craven and a cute boy helped me up and I didn’t get his number (if you are said cute boy please reach out)
I wore my favorite pair of brand new white sneakers to Shooters
Sometimes I park in the last lot of Blue Zone because I’m too afraid to park between two cars
Multiple times I have walked all the way to the Loop to get a grape cup and they didn't have any
On the Bright Side
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Memories I made when I wasn't working/studying
Eating Monuts in the gardens with my sister
Seeing multiple concerts at Cat's Cradle
Reading scripture in the Chapel
Having a charcuterie picnic in the graveyard in Blue Zone
Trying so many of the restaurants in downtown Durham
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Things I've learned that will still matter in 10 years
Sleep>all other priorities
How to make values-based decisions
How to be okay with silence
What I think about God and the church
No one can be your friend if you don’t let people see who you truly are
It’s okay to value kindness and peace and rest over accomplishments and prestige and perfection
It can be really restful to do things by myself. I don’t have to be with my friends all the time
It is never too late to change my life
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TV shows, movies, and books I've enjoyed
Books only!
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer. EVERY SINGLE PERSON NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Overstory by Richard Powers
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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Things I'm proud of that you won't see on my resume
After 2.5 years as a chemistry major I had a dream that I should change my major and the next week I changed it to psychology. I’d never taken a psych class before
My killer taste in music
My resilience
My meditation and journaling practices
The number of novels I’ve made time to read in college
My incredible family
My ability to ask for help
The miles I've walked on and around Duke's campus
Things I want to get better at
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Thing I'm looking forward to in the future
Graduate school in a field that I am seriously passionate about
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Small joys in my life
The song “The Roving” by Bonny Light Horseman
Papermate Inkjoy gel pens
Grogu
Being the only person in the Div library reference room
Turning all the thermostats in Hollows to 75 degrees
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Obstacles I have overcome
Choosing a major that was totally wrong for me
Research in two wet labs
Serious heartbreak
Not making it through sorority rush
Feeling like I didn’t have any “real friends” at Duke until my junior year
The C1 driving away as I was SPRINTING up
Physics 142
Things I've done that pushed me out of my comfort zone
Failures that seemed like the end of the world back then but don't matter in hindsight
Ways I take care of myself
Unconventional skills
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of the best quotes overheard at Duke
"I think we accidentally succeeded" - my orgo lab partner
"Rum and coke tastes like poisoned coke" - my friend at a party
"Power is in the hands of kindness" - my FOCUS professor
Boy in the common room cutting his friend a slice of cake: "How many radians?" Friend: "Pi over six?" Boy: "Okay, that good?" Friend: "No that's pi over three!"
"It's okay if you don't like math. No one does." - my math 112 TA
"I don't want anybody to enjoy summer." - same math 112 TA
"Bookbagging is an illusion" - prof
"Where we're going we don't need axes" - prof
"What's your favorite keyboard shortcut of all time?" - kid on the C1