{"id":1672,"date":"2020-01-05T16:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:09:54","slug":"why-i-choose-history-lauren-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2020\/01\/05\/why-i-choose-history-lauren-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Choose History: Lauren Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Lauren Bryant, 2019 recipient of the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Scholarship for excellent performance in American history courses, on why she chose to major in history.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I chose to major in history because history excites me. My dad introduced me to our family\u2019s history when I was little, and my love for the subject has grown ever since. When I declared my undergraduate major as history, I instantly felt excitement and knew I had made the correct decision. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/history\/\">UTC History Department<\/a> has only reassured me of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/history\/about\/why-history.php\">decision<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/history\/students\/major-requirements.php\">major in history<\/a>, especially as a transfer student. Most of the time, transfer students have a different experience than students who have been at a university since their freshman year. However, the UTC History Department has made me feel validated and supported and encouraged me to explore the different branches of history during and after my time at UTC. To receive the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/history\/students\/scholarships.php\">Scholarship<\/a> from this department not only allows me to focus less on financial issues and more on my degree, but it also shows the ample support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/history\/profiles\/\">history professors<\/a> are willing to give those who truly love history. I am truly grateful for the UTC History Department and the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Scholarship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1668\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/01\/U3VksoW1QsWpUlXu1dzIkQ_thumb_2fe7-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/01\/U3VksoW1QsWpUlXu1dzIkQ_thumb_2fe7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/01\/U3VksoW1QsWpUlXu1dzIkQ_thumb_2fe7-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/01\/U3VksoW1QsWpUlXu1dzIkQ_thumb_2fe7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/01\/U3VksoW1QsWpUlXu1dzIkQ_thumb_2fe7-1-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Bryant: &#8220;I chose to major in history because history excites me. &#8230; The UTC History Department has made me feel validated and supported and encouraged me to explore the different branches of history during and after my time at UTC.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren Bryant, 2019 recipient of the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Scholarship for excellent performance in American history courses, on why she chose to major in history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2020\/01\/05\/why-i-choose-history-lauren-bryant\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":800,"featured_media":1668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[35588,35701,35700],"class_list":{"0":"post-1672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-student-news","8":"tag-student-news","9":"tag-what-history-teaches-you","10":"tag-what-you-can-do-with-a-history-degree","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why I Choose History: Lauren Bryant - History Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2020\/01\/05\/why-i-choose-history-lauren-bryant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why I Choose History: Lauren Bryant - History Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lauren Bryant, 2019 recipient of the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Scholarship for excellent performance in American history courses, on why she chose to major in history.  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