{"id":755,"date":"2025-09-18T10:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:21:12","slug":"mackenzie-raniowski","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/mackenzie-raniowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Raniowski"},"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-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How did I get here? 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I understood that the institution\u2019s structure and discipline would test me daily\u2014mentally, physically and emotionally. <strong>At The Citadel, you get out what you put in.<\/strong> When you consistently show up for yourself, day after day, the growth in your character and resilience becomes undeniable. Something that is said a lot through campus is \u201cRemember Your Why\u201d This saying is what I got engraved on my sword because without remembering my why I would not have gone out of my comfort zone to go up in the Corps ranks to get to where I am now as the Deputy Regimental Commander.<\/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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