Tara Westover Quotes
When I was 17, I went to Brigham Young University. That was the first time I had set foot in a classroom.
Topics
Higher Education
Brigham Young
College Education
Personal Growth
First Time
Freshman Year
College Degree
College Experience
Personal Story
Academic Journey
Campus Culture
Classroom Setting
College Campus
Life Change
Life Transition
Student Life
University Experience
University Life
Young Adulthood
Citations
Westover, Tara. Interview by Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, 21 Feb. 2018.
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Tara Westover is an American memoirist, essayist and historian. Her memoir Educated (2018) debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the LA Times Book Prize, PEN America's Jean Stein Book Award, and two awards from the National Book Critics Circle Award. The New York Times ranked Educated as one of the 10 Best Books of 2018. Because of her book, Westover was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019.