Personal Statement

I am writing to express my interest in your law program, and in pursuing a legal career.
My name is Juan Diego Gonzalez and I am a senior at the Sweetwater Secondary High School. I
plan to attend community college and transfer to a university . Once I complete my Bachelor’s
Degree I plan to apply for law school and become a real estate attorney.

Legal practice is a natural fit for my talents. This was first brought to my attention during
high school, as I was heavily involved in debate organizations. Although there are major
differences between legal property practices and parliamentary debate, the success I enjoyed in
these early organizations reflected my competence in adversarial debate and my aptitude in the
political realm.

The logical training that I received doing battle with other students over a broad range of
issues honed my mind and my language into a weapon that I could use to both construct and
attack an argument for maximum effect

Furthermore, an understanding of the law is a major asset. In order to play a game, one must first
know the rules. We live our entire lives under a series of laws, and it is too easy for someone
with only a rudimentary understanding of these laws to fall prey to someone wishing him harm.
The law is such a complex thing, and it relates to our behavior in a complex way involving
competing interests, objectives, and individuals.

Most importantly, the law can be bent or adjusted depending on who it is being applied
to and in what way. I have seen firsthand the power of a good lawyer or a well-placed judge, as
minor transgressions can be expanded into major obstacles or done away with completely, all
within the flexibility of the legal framework. How can any endeavor succeed in such an
environment without a thorough understanding of the laws that govern and regulate us?