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I don't know, it's just innately in me that I want to stand up for people and I can't keep my mouth shut.
Even in law school I'm always raising my hand. I'm sure my classmates just want me to shut up
but I can't help it. It's just who I am.
I went to my grandmother and told her, "I’m going to be a lawyer when I get older."
Um, and I have always stuck with that ever since. I'm just really big on protecting people's rights that they might not know that they have
I wanted to have an impact on society.
Looking back I think that I would have majored in philosophy and probably minored some sort of language. Or double majored in language and philosophy.
But philosophy for me, they taught you not just how to read the words on paper, but to understand what the words are saying.
I think that if I could go back, what I would do was find courses that have intensive reading,
just because that's a lot of what you do in law school is; you read.
It's like, you really have to be able to be a critical thinker, um it's critical... (Laughs)
I was an English major, but I probably could have taken more classes that had a more analytical approach to the learning.
All I did in law school, all of my exams were writing. I had no multiple choice, it was all essay questions.
When it comes to law, it really is what you make of it.
And I believe that being well-rounded in the sciences, in the arts, in social sciences, as well as the STEM sciences and arts;
All of those give you an advantage in law school. And in pursuing a career in law.
I definitely don't think that there is one set major or focus or concentration that is the best, per say, for coming to law school.
I definitely think that it just depends on how you tailor that focus or concentration.
Um, I think really just the best way is to get well-rounded.
Because I know for me I found coming from a business background, I was really narrow focused on my research cause I knew what I was looking for specifically.
But it never really worked out the way I had planned.
So I think if you are coming from perhaps a liberal arts background with a lot of writing you might know more
broadly what you are looking for which would really help.
Just live in the moment, take advantage of the opportunities that you have...and good luck with law school.
