“I had several options that would provide me with a continuation of my middle school experiences -- a rolling green campus and many suburban girls just like me -- but I wanted to strike out on my own. I became intrigued with IND, an all-girls school in the heart of Baltimore City. This was a school that was way out of my comfort zone, way out of the norm and way out of my bubble. Friends thought I had lost my mind, but I knew it was perfect.