Editing Rana Apar (section)

===Pre-Starfleet History===
Rana was born the older of a set of twins on August 1, 2382, in [[Kirkwall]], a small town in the Orkney Islands north of Sctoland, on [[Earth]]. Her parents were stationed there by the [[Federation Science Council]] to study the flora there. However, once their research ended, they decided to stay there, and raise their children. Kirkwall was a very small town, with a population of only about 10,000, so Rana grew up knowing and playing with just about every kid in the village.<table align="left" border="1">
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<tr><td>''A view of Kirkwall, [[Earth]]''
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She graduated from high school in 2400, and applied to [[Oxford University]]. However, soon after, she reallized that she wasn't cut out for life at Oxford, and dropped out soon after. She floated around for about a year, before finding herself in [[San Francisco]], where she enrolled in [[Starfleet Academy]] in 2402.
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