In high school I learned a very valuable lesson- that money does not predict success and that students from inner city schools can out perform private elite schools any day- as long as we were demanded to. Basically, that what was around me was of very small significance compared to what lay inside of me. I was taught me to NEVER sell myself short- that it wasn't a matter if I could compete, but rather a question of whether I WOULD compete.
I took that lesson to my PWI for undergrad. There I learned that life is a fight and its okay to get by with a little help from my friends. I also learned that I could truly do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me. I learnd this primarily through my strive for AKA and by being 1 of 2 black females in my biological
engineering major.
I carry those lessons to professional school (law) where I have learned
1) no matter how little you think you have left, you ALWAYS have more to give
2) perception is just as important as reality
3) the importance of meeting people where they are
4) that when you love what you're learning studying doesn't have to suck
5) that law is like math
6) that being in love is like living in God
7) family is far more than mom, dad, brother and sister
8) Professors just have more practice, not neccessarily more sense
9) that the 1L year is tough, but makes you incredibly strong AND
10) THAT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IS THE REAL HU!
