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Hello Friends and thanks for following my blog. Please comment on this page versus facebook. This blog is not for entertainment. It is a more intimate blog that is part of a course that I am currently taking with professor Rockquemore @ UIC, a course titled "Leadership For Change". In this course we are learning about different types of leaders, more importantly finding out who we are and finding the leader in us! I appreciate you following along and will try to keep you as informed as possible. Our Assignment are usually based on readings from 4 books 1.Bell Hooks, All About Love 2.Susan Komives Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want To Make a Difference 3. Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak 4. Barbara Sher. Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want. and additional reading from our Blackboard site.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Interviews and 5 year time line

Pls excuse this draft it will be editted by this weekend.
5 year Time Line



I COMPLETED the first step. I applied for study abroad, got all my transcripts, letters of reccomendation and Financial Aid Application, I am still wroking on scholarships, butI have done  what I commited to before leaving class!

Tope Odofin, of Odofin Law Firm is a recent 2008 graduate of John Marshall Law School; she started her own general practice law firm immediately after graduation. She is ambitious and out going. I have known Tope for many years but have always had short casual conversations. This interview showed me all what I was missing out on in not holding an extensive conversation with her. She has traveled around the world and is only in her mid twenties.
Ms. Odofin claims that that the first year od law school is the hardest. You are under constant pressure, you are constantly panic. You have to develope new study habits, crazy studying hours.

*She has a human rights mission.
*She reccomends a break between bachelors and law school
*LSATS during break from school

Experience
*Study Abroad in Israel, China, Palenstine

Working on starting non profit organizations
* when u love what you do, you don't feel as much stress.

One Group Interview lawyers who run the Legal Trek organization I may be attending. I asked four questions because it was so many of them and limited time.

Sheila Maloney
In Law School, she worked full time and was also a full time student.
She felt inadequate, unhappy and alone because no one else could relate to her struggle.
She experienced growth and inner confidence and strength. "I can do it myself".

Kristen
EnjoyedLaw school because, she had talented classmates and everyone that was there sincerely wnated to be there. Recommends that you know yourself before attending law school, "find your identity" otherwise you'll fall for anything.

Johnathan

Learned that there is no right way to study, yo have ot do what works best for you. Everyone has there own style for studying and learning. Be excellent in your way of doing things. Recommends that when learning from people take 1 or 2 things that you like about the way each individual does things and work it with ur way of learning.

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