F rom Students Raising Awareness, to Honor Society and running cross-country, it’d be an understatement to say Emily Wright was involved at Lakeside High School in Evans, Georgia.

She’s ready to continue that streak when she attends Georgia College & State University in the fall and plans to run for the Bobcats and score at mock trial.

Q: What are you excited to do when you come back in the fall?

A: I'm honestly most excited for the classes. I've always had pretty specific interests, so I'll be studying political science and philosophy while doing the pre-law pathway. I'm excited to be in classes that are more personalized and tailored? more to my interests.
 
With Georgia College being small, I'll be able to have those relationships with my professors outside of academics. I'm most excited for some of the clubs I plan to do, like the mock trial team, and get involved with public policy and politically-based clubs and organizations, as well.

Q: Tell me about cross-country—have you met the team?

A: Running is one of my biggest passions, so I'm glad I was able to continue it through my college career. On my official visits, I got to meet with the team and the coach who helped recruit me—it was a really awesome experience. 

I am excited to learn about the new coaching staff who's going to be taking over. In high school I was between a lot of coaches, and I had five or six coaches over the course of four years, which is hard for personal training and progress. I'm excited to start fresh here and see what new coaching staff, teammates and experiences will bring to my running experience.

Q: How did you decide on Georgia College?

A: Looking at colleges, I was very indecisive. I went to Athens to look at UGA. I went to Atlanta to look at Georgia Tech. But when I came to Milledgeville, I just fell in love with the campus—it's really pretty here. It’s a lot smaller, and I feel like it was more manageable. I love the downtown area, and honestly, the campus is what I really fell in love with.