{"id":338,"date":"2022-10-19T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:35:03","slug":"sienna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/sienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Sienna Gonzalez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Did I Get Here - Sienna Gonzalez\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/761473002?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-make-sure-you-have-your-priorities-in-the-right-place-if-you-want-to-succeed-prioritize-your-future\">&#8220;Make sure you have your priorities in the right place. If you want to succeed &#8211; prioritize your future.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sienna Gonzalez is a biology major and mascot handler at The Citadel, originally from San Antonio, Texas. She has an Army contract and is in the pursuit of becoming a medical officer in the military. She thrives in structured environments, works well under pressure and has the desire to help people. For these reasons, she is interested in specializing in emergency trauma medicine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-citadel\">The Citadel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are about 2,400 undergraduate students who make up the <strong>South Carolina Corps of Cadets<\/strong>. <strong>82%<\/strong> of Cadets receive financial aid, and over <strong>88%<\/strong> are employed at the time of graduation. Students can choose from <strong>over<\/strong> <strong>30 Majors<\/strong>, <strong>50 Minors<\/strong> in five academic schools, with an accelerated medical program. 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