Law Student Ambitions

My involvement in student affairs stems from my personal experiences of unintentional but unmistakable unfairness in schooling. Economic realities meant shifting back and forth across two countries and lack of compatibility between the schools secular curriculums left me with no option to graduate, despite being a strong student. Thankfully, with the advice and assistance of a competent community program, I was able to drop out of high school, earn a G.E.D and enroll in college within a span of two months.

The experience encouraged me to guide others in similar positions when possible, and to try and create new possibilities in situations where I felt fairness was lacking. The first of such opportunities was students with disabilities. My own incapacity is Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which I have learned to manage well through dietary restrictions and relaxation exercises during severe attacks. With this, I was able to work at my fullest potential, completing twenty-one credit-hours in a single semester, averaging a 3.81 for the semester while working nights and weekends. Still, I would have relapses during later semesters, in particular when it would mesh with a later diagnosed condition. The new symptoms led me to miss classes and earn temporary incompletes and retroactive grade changes. As I learned to manage the new symptoms (this time with medication), I was infuriated to learn that students with involuntary medical withdrawals often received transcript notations that were in some ways worse than voluntary withdrawals. With the support of Disability Services and the “Student Organization for Every Disability“ I opened dialog with the student government as well as relevant academic departments in a bid to change the rules for...

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...IT services company. The highly autonomous position requires constant, consistent and rapid deduction to eliminate variables, solve elaborate problems and keep our clients moving. Moreover, in all the computer science electives I did enroll, including robotics, programing and AI theory my grades are ‘A’ or above.

Though I have not yet selected a particular branch of law I would like to specialize in, I am confident that my interests, academics and experiences will allow me to succeed in any branch I choose. I also know that my holistic value as an individual, student and professional is not well represented by the results of a standardized test. As a law student, I intend to approach my studies with the same tenacity that earned me Honors, Dean’s List, and Magna Cum Laude distinctions, but also remain active in student affairs and help others succeed when possible.