'a very strong interest in the Law' - College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences:
Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you. Tell us how you will utilize the academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to further explore your interests, intended major, or field of study.

I've always had a very strong interest in the Law. When I was about 8 years old, my father signed me up for a law studies program in my elementary school. It wasn't clear to me then, how much of an interest I would have in it at that time but this program would prove to be one of the reasons I aspire to be on the Supreme Court. The program was boring more or less but I stuck it out. I stayed in that program for another three years before moving on to Middle school.

I was always called a "BIG MOUTH" by my brothers growing up. They would call me that because I liked to verbalize my opinions. If I had an opinion on something then most likely you would hear it the moment the thought came to my head. I was never one to hide anything from the world. I was taught to be honest and honest I was. Nothing would slip my attention; I mean absolutely nothing would go unnoticed. I was always an inquisitive youngster but, in my household it would always get me into trouble. I was always asking about things that I shouldn't have and my mother would always tell me that the only people she knew who spoke as much as I did were lawyers. I was told that I could speak all day and get paid for it. From that moment on, I was hooked. I knew that Law was the career path for me.

I became a hungry for knowledge and started to look at things from a different perspective. I started watching Law and Order to gain more knowledge on the law field. It made me even more determined to become an attorney. Women in the courtroom were powerful in my eyes and I wanted to have that kind of power one day. I wanted to be able to help people who couldn't help themselves. I wanted the privilege of knowing that I helped someone get the justice they deserved. I wanted to be one of those women who made history being appointed to the Supreme Court. I honestly think I was born to be a lawyer. No other career makes sense for me. I was born dominant and persuasive by nature.

What attracts me to the one of a kind government program at Cornell's college of Arts and sciences is the quality of education I would be receiving if I were to attend. If I am able to attend Cornell University then I have a chance to be educated in an intellectually fertile and culturally diverse environment. There is no better place for my dreams of a law career to come to life other than your institution. I see this experience as an opportunity to grow and come into my own as a person. I have heard numerous compliments on Cornell's University including one from a friend of the family. She described her experience as "Hard work but hands down the best experience of my life." I want a chance to tell my children the same thing one day.

From her stories I could already tell that I wanted to be a part of what she was describing. It provided me with a better view of life on Campus. It came off to me as a "Play hard but work even harder" kind of environment. Students know how to balance their time between work and social time or at least find the balance along the way. You learn a lot about yourself over the years, you learn how to push yourself and most of all you learn your limits. Through my studies at Cornell, I hope to become a model individual with the ability to use my knowledge in life after University. Unlike my "role models" in the past, I hope to be able to contribute to society and support my family. Being the first person in my family to go to college puts tremendous weight on my shoulders but I think my future is in my hands. "Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny" - Kamran Hamid

I do not leave my future in the hands of fate, I go after what I want and I don't stop until I get it.

I don't like this way of starting. It is a cliche that so many students use! And it is not interesting. But if you cut that sentence and begin the essay with the second sentence it will be great.


Let's get rid of this sort of thing. Give a discussion of the issues being discussed by legal scholars today. It's time to read the journal articles. Search google for this: philosophy of law

Read great things, and give a discussion of your understanding of the real issues that are important to legal scholars now, in 2011.
Let the essay be an expression of what you intend to do. : )