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My Pursuit Of Diversity Essay

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Every time I hear the word diversity I watch as people around me shift their eyes to the brown faces in the room, mine included. I know what they’re thinking, “If an African-American person is in the room, how much more diverse can we be?” The truth is that, embodying diversity does not end with race. Diversity can often be accomplished by taking initiative, creating, or submerging yourself, in new programs, experiences, and cultures. This Spring I chartered the first chapter of the Pre-Law Division of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at my university. At Indiana University I noticed a need for a minority focused pre-law organization and decided to take action. Through BLSA I am hoping to encourage minority students to attend law school and increase the number of competitive minority law school applicants. As a Black woman pursuing the legal profession I hope to inspire and encourage other Black and minority women to pursue this profession where we are not greatly represented. By increasing varying perspectives, …show more content…

I truly believe anything can be achieved through hard work, passion, and perseverance. This mindset is contributed to being born to a mother and father who were thirteen and fifteen years old, respectively. Starting a family at a young age, my parents had to work long shifts to provide for my siblings and I. Growing up, I juggled the responsibility of caring for my three younger siblings while my parents worked, completing household chores, and trying to excel in my academic life. These responsibilities helped me to become more a more dedicated and a multi-task oriented individual. While I sometimes struggled to harmonize my family life with my academic life, my upbringing has given me the strength and focus to devote myself to multiple projects, opportunities, and courses at once. This same strength and focus will enable me to work hard through law school while continuing to diversify myself through

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