Personal Narrative: Undergrad, Law School, Grad School

The impact of saying good-bye and actually leaving did not hit me until the day of my departure. Its strength woke me an hour before my alarm clock would, as for the last time Missy, my golden retriever, greeted me with a big, sloppy lick. I hated it when she did that, but that day I welcomed her with open arms. I petted her with long, slow strokes, and her sad eyes gazed into mine. Her coat felt more silky than usual. Of course, I did not notice any of these qualities until that day, which made me all the more sad about leaving her.

Soon I had to break the news to my other family and friends. It was extremely hard for me to leave everyone. The hardest part of leaving was not being able to see my longtime friends. Everyone cried, the family, friends, neighbors. It felt as if we lost a piece of our heart. It was so sad but I knew that the best choice

It was exciting to think about what was ahead, but it was also heartbreaking to think about saying goodbye to what I had known before.

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It is hard to say goodbye. In life you have to be strong enough to handle situations you don’t want. As I grew up my parent’s always teach me the value of a family. They always say that the most important thing in life in being close of the ones you love. Family is the most beautiful gift that God gave us and we all must know that. One day I was with my parents sitting in the living room, we were eating popcorns, they tested so well, you can felt the butter and the salt, while you were eating your mouth got watery. While we were eating those magnificent popcorns My parents started to tell me that in my country I would not have any future. That’s made me really sad, but at the same time I knew they were right. I knew that before, when I was younger, but I didn’t want to pay attention and I always decided to ignore that situation. Since I was 15 most of my friends moved to other countries. Actually, statistics show that around 12% of the Venezuelan population moved from Venezuela in 5 years. The moment that I knew my friends were leaving really broke my heart in three thousand pieces and just because it wasn’t fair that for a government people who really cares and loves you, have to leave to get better opportunities. But at the same time I have to admit I was literally jumping and hugging

Michigan’s great name and ranking would be enough for nearly every applicant to want to Michigan Law. However, when I started looking closer at law schools and what they stand for and areas of expertise I found that Michigan aligns with my belief and interest more than any other law school I have seen. Not only is the reputation of the school so good that it is recognized everywhere but the tradition and location of the school is just as impressive. While I would also enjoy escaping the hot Texas climate but the values and of the school are something that I love even more about the school. The belief in interdisciplinary learning and actions is something that I think is important for being able to work on some of the most difficult issues

At one point in my life, I believe that I was at my lowest when I registered that one day the vast majority will all grow up and depart our separate ways to complete college or just to move on. Moreover, it is truly fearful, especially when there is just not an abundant amount of time left. Notwithstanding, my family and I are going to be setting apart for quite a considerable amount time, it is genuinely sentimental for me since I like having them around even if we butt heads. In particular, I would miss my sisters, even if I would miss their closet to a greater extent than them. Consequently, it is petrifying being conscious of the fact that people come and go and that they will not always remain permanent. Accordingly, I have always known

At present, I am about to embark on my final phase of my long-term educational goals in that I have been accepted to ASU Law, and will begin my graduate program in the fall of 2018. When I began my journey at community college, I had intentions to transfer to a four year university to complete my undergraduate degree, followed by law school. I exceeded these goals as I will be graduating in six weeks with not one, but two undergraduate degrees. Furthermore, I will not have any gaps in transitioning directly into law school since I have already overcome the hurdle of the application process. Fortunately, I was granted acceptance at ASU Law prior to my undergraduate degree conferrals. With this in mind, I plan to achieve the goal of completing

Firstly, you’ll need to reflect on who you’re leaving behind (friends or family) so you don’t end up regretting your decision. Your family, namely your parents will be shocked and distressed thanks to your sudden and untimely disappearance, you need to come to terms with this. Your friends, who you hopefully haven’t talked to about running away with (teenagers gossip too much – people will find out) will be dumbfounded by your sudden departure and will see you in a new ironically cloudy light (won’t understand why you’ve left). You must realize; all those tiresome hours of creating bonds, defining horizons, cultivating friendships ships and cherishing their rewards, will amount to a blurry little photo on the bed-side table and sweetly bitter memories. Well that’s what happened to in Maureen’s case; but I bet your photos will probably be a higher definition. I mean, Maureen went missing in 2000 and technology has come a long way since

Breakups are hard, to say the least. It’s a similar idea to being addicted to some sort of drug and going through withdraw. Well, that would be in the most extreme of cases, anyways. Many people deal with breakups in different ways. What is generally expected would be a lot of crying and maybe some anger mixed in. Some people are calm about it, to the point of it showing no effect to them. Usually, I would see myself being the calm person, yet I find myself in my ex’s closet, looking out on an empty room in an attempt to see whatever he could be doing.

I returned home, returned to the same streets and hangouts, to the same people. Yet everything had moved on in my absence; perhaps it was foolish to imagine even one thing would remain the same. My few friends were beyond excited to embrace me and chatter, catching up like we never missed a beat. Afterwards, it was all too obvious that the gaping hole I left on departure had long since healed and scarred up. I'm no longer part of the natural flow of their lives, everyone's grown apart and there is an awkwardness I never expected.

Not canceling my first Law School Admissions Test score was a big mistake. I thought I was ready to take the test, but in reality I wasn’t as prepared as I thought I was. I prepared for the LSAT for about a month, and had a decent understanding of the test. But what really hurt me was how and intense the test was. After the second section my head starting hurting. This caused me to shift my focus away from the test to my headache. I should have canceled my score, but I thought my preparation would supersede my headache. When I got my results back I realized I was wrong. This was a wakeup call for me, so I decided I needed to better prepare myself for the LSAT. I took a little break from the studying, and started studying as much as I could.

Moving away from all of your best friends can be a real tragedy in a sixteen-year-old teenagers life. It’s hard to get up and go eight hundred miles away from everyone you know and everything you grew up around. I had this happen to me about three years ago and it is the largest change I have ever had to adjust to in my life. It wasn’t the changes around me that I was bothered by; it was that I did not know one living soul for hundreds of miles and all I wanted was a friend.     

you can just let go and move on, and there are some things in life you feel should

Separation is an attribute of human existence which serves to accentuate feelings of longing, compassion, fear, contempt, or a multitude of other emotions capitalized often by strong, overcoming emotions when separation is either ended or solidified. In my life, I have come to greatly appreciate the old aphorism of “absence makes the heart grow fonder”. With much of my family that was spread across Canada and the planet, there would be long periods of complete isolation from them, only broken apart by brief periods of familial gatherings. During these times when I was divided from them, my longing for contact with them would grow from a menial emotion to a raging passion urging me towards being joined with them. The days prior to reunion