Becoming 'Dr. Rawls': Times-News highlights academic achievements of Elon Academy student

As a teenager, Sarah Rawls set her sights on a career goal — becoming “Dr. Rawls.” A graduate of Williams High School in Burlington, Rawls was among the first cohort of students to participate in Elon Academy, the college access and success program at Elon University that in 2016 celebrated its 10th year. 

Now Rawls is making that dream come true with her recent acceptance the Applied Linguistics doctoral program at Temple University, where she is now pursuing her master’s degree in teaching English to those who speak a foreign language. 

Reporter Jessica Williams with The Times-News recently connected with Rawls to learn about her story and talk about the impact that the Elon Academy has had in her academic career so far. 

“When I had my Elon Academy interview for the program, I remember saying I wanted to get my Ph.D. I didn’t know what I wanted it in, but I knew I wanted to be Dr. Rawls. … I’ve wanted to be Dr. Rawls for a while. I was like, ‘That just sounds good,’” Rawls told Williams. 

Read the entire article about Rawls here.