Personal Narrative: A Career As A Law School

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My car slowly comes to a halt as I approach the blinking light that serves as the only form of traffic control in this town. Usually, I would just continue down the long stretch of road to my house, but I decide to turn left and venture onto the streets where I spent my childhood. The first building I come upon is my former elementary school. This place was once the center of my life, but it has now been shut down and quickly is becoming dilapidated. I cannot help but notice a somber feeling in the air as I think about the memories within those walls. My mind wanders away and I chuckle at how I considered a school of 300 kids, Kindergarten through sixth grade, to be massive. I now go to a university that has over 30,000 people; massive is a …show more content…
I weighed the benefits of pursuing law against becoming a doctor, my second choice, and I quickly found that science and blood were two subjects that I did not enjoy enough to dedicate my life to them. Additionally, I realized that as a doctor I could not save everyone, but as a lawyer would always have the opportunity to guide someone away from a premature demise. It was not until my senior year of high school that I began to have doubts about becoming a lawyer. Somewhere along the way, my priorities had shifted from helping others to making money. In my hometown, socioeconomic status was the deciding factor of an individual’s worth; as I got older, the judgment became more prevalent. This led me to apply to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) seeking a business degree; I was going to go into accounting, so that I could obtain a job where I would earn a decent salary. I was directly admitted into the Kelley School of Business and my future was decided; however, three days before I started classes at IUPUI, I realized that making an excess amount of money was not what was important to me. I wanted to help people. I had gotten so caught up in the greed around me that I forgot who I was. On a whim, I called the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and changed my major to Criminal Justice. I decided to pursue a career in Victim Advocacy and fight for the people that could not fight for

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