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Our office of admissions boasts that scholars from around 90 countries have chosen to call Statesboro their home, and they each have a unique story to tell of how they ended up here. Fine young students like pre-nursing major Okonkwo Valentine Ekene, who came all the way from Lagos, Nigeria, journey here to take advantage of our stellar academics. Ekene says he came here after researching our prestigious nursing program and may plan on using his degree to one day become an anesthetist. What our global students may not have been able to research though is just how in love they would fall with the school when they arrived. “My favorite thing about Georgia Southern is what the motto says—it’s large scale, small feel,” said Ekene on the admissions website, “This is one of the unique qualities that makes Georgia Southern what it is.”
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estled firmly in the heart of the Bible belt and just as firmly stuck in the stigma of the South Georgia lifestyle, Georgia Southern has earned itself a reputation as a fun-loving place. The trucks may be a little bigger here, the nights might get a little rowdier, the women may be a little prettier, but we prefer to keep it that way. What isn’t mutually exclusive to the university, however, is the type of people that go here. Sure, we’ve got our Vineyard Vines-clad frat stars and long tee-shirted blond haired Southern belles, but what we don’t do here is exclude people who want to be a part of our culture. Who could blame somebody for wanting to run with the Eagles ‘til their heart turns True Blue? We welcome all newcomers with open arms and a tray of Cookout, just like our Eagle brethren before us. This is so true, in fact, that GS has become a major multicultural hub for students seeking the finest education the world over.
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