Swift Scholars: From Duke Pre-Med to a Brown Art Intensive | Be the One Podcast

On this episode of Be the One, we sit down with two Brookstone seniors, Brennan and Lucy Bell, to talk about their summer as Swift Scholars. Lucy spent three weeks at Brown University in an intensive drawing program, working with charcoal, graphite, and ink, and learning what college-level critiques really feel like. Brennan headed to Duke for a pre-college Introduction to Medicine program, where his group's capstone project took on the youth vaping epidemic. Somehow he also fit in one of the biggest baseball summers of his life, with stops at the Perfect Game and Under Armour All-American games. They also talk about how they found Brookstone in the first place (shoutout to the tour guides), the freshman retreat, the quad, bonfire night, favorite cafeteria meals, and the teachers who've made the biggest difference for them. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome 0:41 How they found Brookstone 5:02 The freshman retreat 7:15 Getting involved in unexpected ways 9:47 Lucy's summer at Brown 14:59 Brennan's summer at Duke 22:14 A big baseball summer 25:50 Core values and favorite places 30:29 The most impactful adults on campus 33:07 Favorite traditions 37:32 Hobbies and hidden talents 41:08 Best praise they've ever received 43:13 How they recharge