{"id":51198,"date":"2015-07-22T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=51198"},"modified":"2015-07-27T10:24:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T15:24:33","slug":"sistrunk-triplets-finally-ready-attend-um","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/sistrunk-triplets-finally-ready-attend-um\/","title":{"rendered":"Sistrunk Triplets Finally Ready to Attend UM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left to right: Katherine, Will & Ann Weston Sistrunk will be second-generation UM students in the fall.<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Three is a magic number, and it just so happens the Ole Miss<\/a> family will be gaining three incoming freshman who share the same last name.<\/p>\n

Triplets Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk from Springfield, Missouri, are not strangers to the University of Mississippi. Their parents, Dr. William Sistrunk, Class of 1986 and UM medical school Class of 1990, and Camille Pryor Sistrunk, Class of 1988, met at Ole Miss. As proud alumni, they will witness their children walking in their footsteps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled they decided to go to Ole Miss,\u201d Camille Sistrunk said. \u201cMississippi is such a special place to us, and not many schools can provide lifelong friendships and cultural experiences quite like Ole Miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sistrunks grew up in Mississippi, he in Jackson and she in Calhoun City. William Sistrunk\u2019s work as an infectious diseases doctor may have moved the family physically from the state, but it never was fully out of their hearts.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy time at Ole Miss was very enjoyable. I learned a lot, and it set me up to be successful,\u201d he said. \u201cThe camaraderie and lasting friendships I had at Ole Miss were a big selling point to the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sistrunks did not pressure their children when making their final college decision. They envisioned that the triplets would end up at three different schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe left the decision up to them because they are all independent,\u201d Camille Sistrunk said. \u201cHad they gone other places, we would have been just as supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ole Miss has been something that has kept the Sistrunks connected with other family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe children loved going to visit and going to ball games,\u201d Camille Sistrunk said. \u201cWe already knew Ole Miss would give them a great education and foundation for the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the children visited, Ole Miss really felt like home,\u201d William Sistrunk said.<\/p>\n

The incoming freshmen are ready to make Ole Miss home for the next four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we\u2019ve lived in Missouri most of our lives, you still have that Southern accent where people go, \u2018Oh you\u2019re from Mississippi?\u2019\u201d Will said. \u201cThis is something that has always been a part of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole family is excited,\u201d Ann Weston said. \u201cAs an added plus, we get to spend more time with the grandparents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katherine was the first triplet who decided to attend Ole Miss. She said that after a couple months of deliberation and campus visits to other universities, her siblings progressively moved to make the same decision as she did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never really wanted to go anyplace else. Although I visited and applied to other schools, still nothing impressed me as much as the people, the campus and the academics at Ole Miss,\u201d Katherine said. \u201cBut as we were accepted into different programs and visited other schools, they just gradually knew that Ole Miss was the place for them, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took awhile for me to make a decision because I didn\u2019t know what I wanted to do,\u201d Ann Weston said. \u201cBut the Ole Miss people and environment were really nice, and it helped me make my decision to go here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ole Miss and its environment are a prevalent theme in the Sistrunk family. Having made countless road trips for football weekends and other visits, the triplets will get to experience firsthand everything Ole Miss has to offer, and they are harboring ambitious plans for the future.<\/p>\n

Ann Weston is set to double-major in public policy leadership and business administration with a minor in Spanish. Katherine will also be a public policy leadership major with a minor in Spanish in hopes of going to nursing school someday. Will plans to major in biology with hopes of going to medical school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be able to define what I really want to do,\u201d Ann Weston said. \u201cI want to become a better person by finding a balance between education and social life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to surprise myself,\u201d Katherine said. \u201cI want to make the best of my education and find out what I really like to do and what I\u2019m passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI see myself having a deeper connection with Mississippi and doing what I love (hunting and fishing) while preparing for medical school,\u201d Will said.<\/p>\n

The Sistrunk triplets are anxiously waiting for the fall semester to begin. They\u2019ve only seen Ole Miss life from a tourist perspective and cannot wait to experience it from a local point of view.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking forward to being down in Mississippi, and of course we\u2019re excited for football,\u201d Katherine said.<\/p>\n

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