Submitting PS tomorrow! Feedback would be great!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:12 am
Re-edited my previous PS. Also I attempted to start off with a quote. Risky, but may reap rewards. Not a fan of the last paragraph, but comments are welcome
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“Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.” – Robert Collier
It is difficult to pinpoint the precise moment in my life where I grew the desire to become an attorney. Simply put, it is something that has always been “there.” There has never been a college graduate in my family to convince me to strive for greatness nor has there been a mentor who pushed me up this path. Growing up in a modest lower middle class environment, I have always been surrounded by hard workers who earned enough to simply get by. The idea of me litigating in a courtroom was as preposterous as the idea of becoming an astronaut.
Perhaps my moment of clarity arrived in the form of a quick discussion with my high school Speech and Debate class. During my junior year I had just finished a Lincoln-Douglas debate against another student where I moved for stricter enforcement of illegal immigration policies in America. Ironically, my father arrived to this country in 1980 through a not-so-legal manner. After sealing my victory, along with my A grade and extra five minutes of lunch the teacher rewarded to winners, Mr. Linares stopped me as I walked out the door and said “that was very impressive. I definitely know who to hire as my attorney in ten years.” The seed was planted.
As I progressed through college, I began to fully realize my future ambition. During the end of my freshman year, long before I knew what the LSAT was or what stare decisis translated to, I had flirted with the idea of utilizing my critical thinking and argumentative capabilities to become the first lawyer of my family. The two years I spent studying law as a legal studies major at the University of Central Florida changed me. As I enlightened myself with numerous ways of approaching and interpreting the law and deciphering state statutes, I knew deep down that I was born to battle in the courtroom. Eventually my higher education had begun to positively reflect on my interpretation of real world situations. I analyze arguments more stringently, engage discussions with high detail, and am more conscientious of causes and their effects. It was not until further down my upper level semesters that I realized how I may use the knowledge I will one day garner for philanthropic purposes. As my intrigue in legal studies grew, so did my aspirations to leave a positive mark in the world. I view lawyers as the select few who can protect the people who need protection and lend a voice to the voiceless. During my legal internship, I was inspired on a constant basis by the attorneys' work. Interning at a foreclosure defense firm during a bleak economy resulted in my direct experience with a large client base. Even with such a high volume of clients, I rarely did not hear a client speak of highly of the attorneys. I could not imagine a better feeling that that of helping others going through such dire circumstances and offering genuine hope.
Near the end of my college tenure, I developed a deep appreciation for this country’s legal foundation by branching out and reading books on the legal systems of foreign countries and their constitutions. I spent almost four months alone studying the socialist system of North Korea. I suddenly became the person who brought up “How did Kim Il-Sung manage to criminalize governmental criticisms in North Korea” at the dinner table. It was during this time that I had developed an infatuation to learn as much as I could about everything. Gone from my book shelf were my fiction books and books of humor. Replacing them were books of new thought and political revolutions of history. If I were to be a successful attorney and help others, first I would need to learn from the mistakes of others before me who experienced success.
And so my decision to pursue a law degree so that I may make a difference, not just in my life, but in the lives of others, has been determined. This decision has made me a pioneer in my family by being the first one to pursue professional degree. I eagerly await to be sitting in a classroom at the [x] University College of Law this time next year so that I may fulfill my life's passion and desire to become an attorney. With the fulfillment of this goal, I am confident that the knowledge I attain will allow me to protect those who need protections and lend a voice to the voiceless.
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“Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.” – Robert Collier
It is difficult to pinpoint the precise moment in my life where I grew the desire to become an attorney. Simply put, it is something that has always been “there.” There has never been a college graduate in my family to convince me to strive for greatness nor has there been a mentor who pushed me up this path. Growing up in a modest lower middle class environment, I have always been surrounded by hard workers who earned enough to simply get by. The idea of me litigating in a courtroom was as preposterous as the idea of becoming an astronaut.
Perhaps my moment of clarity arrived in the form of a quick discussion with my high school Speech and Debate class. During my junior year I had just finished a Lincoln-Douglas debate against another student where I moved for stricter enforcement of illegal immigration policies in America. Ironically, my father arrived to this country in 1980 through a not-so-legal manner. After sealing my victory, along with my A grade and extra five minutes of lunch the teacher rewarded to winners, Mr. Linares stopped me as I walked out the door and said “that was very impressive. I definitely know who to hire as my attorney in ten years.” The seed was planted.
As I progressed through college, I began to fully realize my future ambition. During the end of my freshman year, long before I knew what the LSAT was or what stare decisis translated to, I had flirted with the idea of utilizing my critical thinking and argumentative capabilities to become the first lawyer of my family. The two years I spent studying law as a legal studies major at the University of Central Florida changed me. As I enlightened myself with numerous ways of approaching and interpreting the law and deciphering state statutes, I knew deep down that I was born to battle in the courtroom. Eventually my higher education had begun to positively reflect on my interpretation of real world situations. I analyze arguments more stringently, engage discussions with high detail, and am more conscientious of causes and their effects. It was not until further down my upper level semesters that I realized how I may use the knowledge I will one day garner for philanthropic purposes. As my intrigue in legal studies grew, so did my aspirations to leave a positive mark in the world. I view lawyers as the select few who can protect the people who need protection and lend a voice to the voiceless. During my legal internship, I was inspired on a constant basis by the attorneys' work. Interning at a foreclosure defense firm during a bleak economy resulted in my direct experience with a large client base. Even with such a high volume of clients, I rarely did not hear a client speak of highly of the attorneys. I could not imagine a better feeling that that of helping others going through such dire circumstances and offering genuine hope.
Near the end of my college tenure, I developed a deep appreciation for this country’s legal foundation by branching out and reading books on the legal systems of foreign countries and their constitutions. I spent almost four months alone studying the socialist system of North Korea. I suddenly became the person who brought up “How did Kim Il-Sung manage to criminalize governmental criticisms in North Korea” at the dinner table. It was during this time that I had developed an infatuation to learn as much as I could about everything. Gone from my book shelf were my fiction books and books of humor. Replacing them were books of new thought and political revolutions of history. If I were to be a successful attorney and help others, first I would need to learn from the mistakes of others before me who experienced success.
And so my decision to pursue a law degree so that I may make a difference, not just in my life, but in the lives of others, has been determined. This decision has made me a pioneer in my family by being the first one to pursue professional degree. I eagerly await to be sitting in a classroom at the [x] University College of Law this time next year so that I may fulfill my life's passion and desire to become an attorney. With the fulfillment of this goal, I am confident that the knowledge I attain will allow me to protect those who need protections and lend a voice to the voiceless.