wˈʌns vˌælɪdɪktˈoːɹiən ænd twˈaɪs sˌæluːɾɐtˈoːɹiən ɪn hɜː pɹˈiːpˈoʊst sˈɛkəndɚɹi jˈɪɹz, mˈʊɹ ɛnɹˈoʊld æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə æt tʃˈæpəl hˈɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
Once valedictorian and twice salutatorian in her pre-post secondary years, Moore enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982.