After I graduated high school, I had no idea what careers appealed to me. For my first two years of university, I
searched for a calling, a class that would change my life and direct my studies. I enrolled in a wide variety of
courses in a wide variety of departments. I learned about ethical relativism and general relativity
(anthropology and astronomy), cubic functions and cubism (calculus and art history), similes and syllogisms
(English and logic), p-tests and p-zombies (statistics and philosophy), brain structure and post-structuralism
(psychology and politics) and much more. These classes taught me a lot about the world but the most valuable
things I learned were about myself. I won’t leave you in suspense; no one class transformed my life. And what
I have come to realize is that no class likely ever will. Instead I learned that I have a set of skills and passions
that make a career in law the right choice for me.
I learned that I enjoy the rigorous thinking of math and statistics but that the world is rarely so black and
white. This influenced my decision to pursue economics, my undergraduate major. I love economics because it
blends abstract theory with real world applications. For every mathematical model I have studied, I have also
learned how to apply this model for positive changes in the environment, healthcare, developing countries,
and domestic policy. Similarly, law requires a certain type of abstract thought while still being firmly rooted in
reality. It is challenging, but knowledge and understanding of the law can be a valuable tool in facilitating
positive change. My education has also taught me to look at problems from multiple perspectives, a skill I
started developing in high school. A big part of my life in high school was competitive debating. I competed
and ranked highly in numerous tournaments on the regional, provincial, national, and international levels. I
twice represented Canada at the World Individuals Public Speaking and Debating Championship. These
experiences taught me to see both sides of an issue, think critically, speak confidently, and to differentiate a
strong argument from strong rhetoric. This year I am assisting several first-year university students in reviving
my university’s competitive debating society.
After I graduated high school, I had no idea what careers appealed to me. For my first two years of university, Isearched for a calling, a class that would change my life and direct my studies. I enrolled in a wide variety ofcourses in a wide variety of departments. I learned about ethical relativism and general relativity(anthropology and astronomy), cubic functions and cubism (calculus and art history), similes and syllogisms(English and logic), p-tests and p-zombies (statistics and philosophy), brain structure and post-structuralism(psychology and politics) and much more. These classes taught me a lot about the world but the most valuablethings I learned were about myself. I won’t leave you in suspense; no one class transformed my life. And whatI have come to realize is that no class likely ever will. Instead I learned that I have a set of skills and passionsthat make a career in law the right choice for me.I learned that I enjoy the rigorous thinking of math and statistics but that the world is rarely so black andwhite. This influenced my decision to pursue economics, my undergraduate major. I love economics because itblends abstract theory with real world applications. For every mathematical model I have studied, I have alsolearned how to apply this model for positive changes in the environment, healthcare, developing countries,and domestic policy. Similarly, law requires a certain type of abstract thought while still being firmly rooted inreality. It is challenging, but knowledge and understanding of the law can be a valuable tool in facilitatingpositive change. My education has also taught me to look at problems from multiple perspectives, a skill Istarted developing in high school. A big part of my life in high school was competitive debating. I competedand ranked highly in numerous tournaments on the regional, provincial, national, and international levels. Itwice represented Canada at the World Individuals Public Speaking and Debating Championship. Theseexperiences taught me to see both sides of an issue, think critically, speak confidently, and to differentiate astrong argument from strong rhetoric. This year I am assisting several first-year university students in revivingmy university’s competitive debating society.
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