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The 720 members of the Class of 2014 were selected from an applicant pool of 5392. They arrive on August 25th, Move-In Day, to begin their five day orientation.

They represent represent 29 states and 9 countries.

A brief list of some of their accomplishments:

• One is a championship sailboat skipper and US fencing gold medalist.
• One, who is a descendant of the Mayflower pilgrims and Abe Lincoln, traveled to Romania to care for orphans and helped build homes in Appalachia.
• One won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke in the Netherlands.
• One wrote and published a WWII veteran’s memoirs.
• One sang for Obama’s inauguration and has performed backup vocals for Beyonce, Bruce Springstein, and Garth Brooks.
• One participated in a World Campionship for Irish Step dancing.
• One agility trains his sheepdogs and has played the trumpet for President Clinton.
• One has performed at Carnegie Hall.
• One discovered a habitat for rare toads that is now legally protected.
• One fundraised for supplies that were sent to an Afghan orphanage where her father served.
• One recorded oral histories of war veterans for a historical society.
• And one is the president and designer of a local organization providing business attire to abused women entering the workforce.

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