Ithas been a dream of mine to be a lawyer. As a child, [ knew I was different from all the other kids my age. While they were busy running and playing under the sun, T was, inside our home reading the news paper my dad bought. I was more interested in reading books and watching the news. Back then, my father would always call me to watch law student debates from universities like Ateneo, UP, Lasalle, and others on ANC (the ABS-CBN News Channel), which gave me the idea of becoming a lawyer without really understanding what it takes to be one However, being in school made me understand why I wanted to be one. It opened my eyes to multiple injustices that are happening not only in school but also in our society. Watching the news and experiencing how public officials treat us lit the fire in me to finally pursue my dream of becoming a lawyer. which for a while I thought T didn’t want because I blamed the people for their poor choices, so I thought we must accept and suffer. But this thinking is really wrong; I realize many Filipinos must have thought like me. To accept and suffer just because we made the wrong decision in life. in life based on I realized that ther are people who make decisions and choice survival, and some don’t even have a choice, not even a voice. Having the opportunity to proceed and study in law school, I want to take up law at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan because, through the years, they have proven they are one of the top-performing law schools here in Mindanao. Also, itis important for me that the institution that I will be enrolling in upholds the values that I have. Which is to constantly seek the truth, to give importance to knowledge and being able to teach and communicate it well to others, and to honing its people to be people for others and teach them to act rightly and justly.