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Dora McClain

Hometown: Nashville, TN
Classification/Major: Sophomore, Public Administration

What is the most important piece of advice you would give new students?

  • Take advantage of the opportunities around you and make good friends.

What is your most memorable UT experience so far?

  • Getting lost after my first UT football game. We ended up down by the Tennessee River.

What surprised you most about coming to college?

  • That the amount of freedom I had didn’t cause me to slack off. It instead helped me focus. I was also afraid of being alone at such a big school but I made good friends quickly.

Dora McClain

Contact Dora McClain

Student Orientation
412 Student Services Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996-0247
Phone: (865) 974-2435
Fax: (865) 974-1373
Email: smcclai5@utk.edu