Name: Claire Bailets
Year: 2017
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PAÂ
Major/Minor: German Studies major, Business minor
Activities: Shots in the Dark, Mock Trial, Alpha Phi Omega
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
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Favorite Servo Cookie: Lemon
Favorite Color: Kelly Green
Favorite Sport: Badminton
Favorite Ice Cream: Strawberry
Favorite Season: Fall
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If you could go anywhere where would you go and why?
If I could go anywhere I would go to Ireland. My family is very Irish, and I haven’t been there yet, and I want to see the country where some of my ancestors came from. I would have said Germany, but I’ve already been there and I want to go somewhere new
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What is your favorite thing about Gettysburg and why?
My favorite thing about Gettysburg is the people that I have met and become close with throughout the years. They are so special to me, and my college experience would not have been the same without them. I also love the professors who I’ve gotten to work closely with, because they have encouraged me in the work I’ve done here.
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Claire (center) after she completed her German Studies thesis presentation in English; she will be re-presenting her thesis in German on May 9th.
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What is one thing you hope to achieve while at Gettysburg?
One thing I hope to have achieved at Gettysburg is to come out of college having done work that I am proud of. I’ve gotten to do some really great things here, and I hope that I’ve left my mark so that people will maybe remember me after i’ve gone. I think I’ve gotten there finally with the completion of my senior thesis. It’s something that I’m very proud of and I hope that it will be remembered by some of the people who have shared that journey with me.