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She found friendship and support from her classmates, gaining the confidence to travel abroad for the first time. Jones took her education to Athens, Greece to attend the American College of Greece as part of the Global Scholars Program.&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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