During my last year of high school, I was given the opportunity to do a project on anything I wanted. Intrigued by forensic psychology, I conducted a study on sixty-three sexual offenders for which I was to present at the Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences. Spending months reviewing files of these offenders, and witnessing a live forensic evaluation, I developed a disturbing understanding of sexual offenders, as well as a deep sympathy for their victims. This experience would cause me to dedicate my life to keeping sexual predators away from society while ameliorating the sufferings of their victims.
When college began, a transformation from adolescence to adulthood was necessary, for while my ideas were wildly alive, I was not yet a complete person. I would take little steps towards maturity. Sophomore year, I wrote a petition in defense for my professor�s jeopardized teaching position. Now Dr. Walton is considered a �Visiting Assistant Professor� as opposed to being an adjunct. He has his own office, as opposed to sharing one. In my junior year I founded the Forensics Education Organization, an organization educating students who are interested in law, forensic psychology or forensic science. That following year I began submitting my political cartoons to the university�s newspaper and shortly after I became a columnist. In my senior year I became a resident advisor, responsible for thirty-eight residents who seek my guidance during their college experience.
In the past few years, I have transformed from being a na�ve student to one who defends her beliefs, leads her peers, and looks forward to challenging battles.
I had always planned to enter a forensic psychology program. However, as time moved on it grew apparent that my passions also incorporated public speech. I began to contemplate a career in law and came to know my great affinity for debate. With my grounded respect for the law and my understanding of criminal behavior, it became clear to me that my place was in the courtroom.
September 11th brought me to consciousness in regards to the rise of antisocial behavior. While for years antisocial behavior has been escalating, it was an event that so devastatingly brought me to a deafening reality. By the end of the month it was resolved: I would apply to law school to become a useful instrument for America�s justice system. I would fight to uphold truth and justice in a world that is often found in climax, and in a sleeping generation that had been woken by the loud hatred of antisocial predators.
My interests in criminal behavior and my compassion for victims have not diminished; rather, they have strengthened. I fully intend to integrate my experiences with law, as they remain to be the fuel of my passions. If I become accepted into your program, you will receive a very focused law student, one who is malleable yet rigorously concentrated on criminal justice and victim/child advocacy. I am confident that my application resonates the versatility of my academic interests and abilities.
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