Duke University | Baldwin Scholars Program

Hey Everyone! My name is Sara Friedman and I am from right around the corner, in none other than Durham, North Carolina. I have lived here all my life and have enjoyed growing up around Duke University. Both of my parents are doctors in the medical center at Duke, although both are born and raised New Yorkers. I also have one older brother who graduated from Duke in 2005 and is now at Stanford Law School. I am very close with my family so going to college close to home was never a problem, especially when the choice is a school like Duke.

In my free time I enjoy playing basketball, running, watching movies or TV series marathons (I love Grey’s Anatomy and LOST!), reading, discussing politics and other current events, watching or talking about any sports (basketball and football being my favorites!) as well as just being with friends or family. I also love to travel, my favorite places thus far include: Japan, New York and Hilton Head, South Carolina.

At Duke I am hoping to study and major in political science with a minor in history and eventually go to law school down the road. I am interested in international relations, global health policy and especially sports law, hopefully at some point I will narrow my interests as I continue my studies at Duke! Outside of academics I am a member of the Club Basketball Team and also a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. I also enjoy going to as many sporting events here as I can and hope to get involved in more of the great clubs and programs that are available at Duke.

I wanted to join to the Baldwin Scholars program to learn how to be a better leader, to get to know a group of talented, inspiring and intelligent women and to experience a different type of education. The Baldwin Scholars program has been so much more than I could have imagined and I am so happy to be a part of it. It is only the beginning and I look forward to experiencing all that the program has to offer!