Perseverance Personal Statement

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Passion. Perseverance. Purpose. Three characteristics that I consider necessary for the study and practice of law. I first experienced passion when my fingers touched the keys of my neighbor's piano for the first time. I was eight years old. From that moment on, music became a passion and a purpose that stayed with me into adulthood. I survived the likes of Bach, Chopin, and Mozart only through perseverance and a strong work ethic instilled in me by my parents. Although my piano fingers, for the most part, have retired, I will use that same level of passion, perseverance, and purpose through my career as a law student and as an attorney.
As a military wife and mother to two young boys, perseverance has been a common theme throughout my life. While my husband endured vigorous cycles of training, certifications, and deployments, I maintained our home, our finances, and most importantly took on the jobs of both mother and father to our young children. Physically, there was no comparison between the roles of my husband and me during this time. I enjoyed amenities that we often take for granted, such as air conditioning, a …show more content…

Shortly into the degree program, I found a new passion—law. That passion, combined with an enormous amount of perseverance is what guided me through my undergraduate studies. As a full-time student, a local law firm offered me a job as a paralegal. With little experience, I took on the role of the firm’s only personal injury paralegal and was ready and eager for the challenge. With impressive time management skills, I managed to balance my time as a wife and mother with being a full-time student and paralegal. I graduated in 2015 and became the first person in my family to earn a college degree. Although I am applying to law school at a non-traditional age, the life experience and knowledge I have gained thus far will be extremely beneficial as I pursue my law

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