Prelaw Bootcamp I

Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a relaxing and easy going break =)
I've been busy since finals week, but I'm loving every minute of it. After finals, I went to Hong Kong to visit my grandma. She's 98! But she's adorable haha. I came back on New Years Eve, and a few days after... I started Pre-Law Bootcamp I. That lasted for a week, then I had a Debate retreat in which I was able to improve and learn more about the skills and strategies of Debate. And now this week- I am just going to school to do some work. I must say, from bootcamp to the debate retreat... It was an intense and hardworking 2 weeks!
But after all of that, I dont regret it. There was not a minute I thought, "What was I thinking?" Haha so anyway... the point of this post is to talk to you all about Prelaw bootcamp.
First of all, It was an amazing experience and I was so happy I was able to be a part of it. Walking in on the first day- I had no idea what to expect. The day before I left for Hong Kong (the 22nd), we had to go to the Prelaw Institute to pick up the required reading. After having read One L, written by Scott Turow and doing a vocabulary assignment, I walked in extremely stressed. I wasn't only stressed because I now questioned whether I reallly want to go to law school, but I was stressed about the massive amount of work I knew I had ahead of me. The first day went by quick and wasn't as bad as I was afraid it would be. We started off with introductions, then a newspaper exercise (in which we had to find words we didn't know the meaning to), then we worked with our tables and did an assignment about One L. After that, we had lunch in which Mr. David Stoll of Princeton Review spoke to us about the LSAT and the law school application process. After lunch, we worked on another assignment and started talking about personal statements until the day ended. The next three days revolved around the same general idea, but with different speakers during lunch, more sentence structuring methods and much more helpful tips on how to write and perfect a personal statement. The students of Prelaw bootcamp I had the honor of having President Travis, Provost Jane Bowers, Professor Jodie Roure (of the Ronald H. Brown Summer Law School Prep Program), a bunch of law students, alumni, and attorneys who took the time to come in to speak to us. Each day was tiring, but I can honestly say that it was all worth it.
Before I started, one of my friend's told me about a tshirt she got while she was doing prelaw bootcamp last year. It said "I survived Prelaw Bootcamp" (or somewhere along the lines of that haha) But after she told me... I thought, "oh it cant be thatt bad." Thinking back now... wow. Haha even though it wasnt crazy crazy, each day was extremely packed and intense with work. I sat through 7 hours each day of straight work. Even though it was mad work, I'm still happy I was a part of it! I did learn a lot about better sentence structuring, vocabulary buildup and ESPECIALLY about personal statements! This experience was truly great and I met some amazing people. I learned MUCH more than I did before walking into bootcamp. I would definitely recommend anyone wanting to become a lawyer to apply to bootcamp during the Summer or during the next winter intercession. Also, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the professors and advisors who were able to help us make Prelaw bootcamp such a success. Ms. Vielka Holness, Professor Nair, Professor Scott, Professor Tung and Professor Ulrich. It truly meant a lot for them to dedicate their time.