Graduation Day
Graduation from law school is often described as anti-climactic. For other students, graduation is seen as a cause for celebration. But for most law students, graduation is merely a simple exercise of marching and getting their diploma and then studying for the Bar the next day.
4 years ago, I entered Malcolm Hall having no idea of what lies ahead. I had heard numerous horror stories but I guess there's really no way a person could fully narrate the experience of being a law student, especially a freshman law student. For me, it was the most difficult time of my academic life. I had to adjust with the pace and the demands of perfectionist and terror professors. But as I moved on to the succeeding semesters, I began to "adjust" with this kind of lifestyle. Now I'm already used to having no free time :P I can't even remember how I preoccupied myself during my undergraduate years. In fact, I actually didn't realize that I had a lot of free time back in college until I became a law student!
The 4 years I spent in law school could be described as merely "passing through." I just accepted the demands of each subject and tried my best to fulfill them. Maybe that's the reason why I managed to graduate despite my ambivalent attitude towards the legal profession. And my graduation is very symbolic of such attitude. I didn't feel a tinge of excitement this morning as I was preparing for the occasion. But during the program itself, I began to feel appreciative about the law and my experiences in this school. That's me... always hesitant and doubtful but still finding some sort of inspiration (or vindication) on why I stayed and why I am still pursuing this goal.
As our Dean told us, law is used as an implement of truth and justice. But in the wrong hands, law can be used to perpetuate falsity and injustice.
May truth and justice prevail in each one of us.
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As a comic relief, I didn't waste the opportunity to have my picture taken with the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court :P
With pinkrabbit17, my cameraman and PA, hehe!
With the barkada (Nico, Grace and Chi were not included in the picture, mga late kasi!)
4 years ago, I entered Malcolm Hall having no idea of what lies ahead. I had heard numerous horror stories but I guess there's really no way a person could fully narrate the experience of being a law student, especially a freshman law student. For me, it was the most difficult time of my academic life. I had to adjust with the pace and the demands of perfectionist and terror professors. But as I moved on to the succeeding semesters, I began to "adjust" with this kind of lifestyle. Now I'm already used to having no free time :P I can't even remember how I preoccupied myself during my undergraduate years. In fact, I actually didn't realize that I had a lot of free time back in college until I became a law student!
The 4 years I spent in law school could be described as merely "passing through." I just accepted the demands of each subject and tried my best to fulfill them. Maybe that's the reason why I managed to graduate despite my ambivalent attitude towards the legal profession. And my graduation is very symbolic of such attitude. I didn't feel a tinge of excitement this morning as I was preparing for the occasion. But during the program itself, I began to feel appreciative about the law and my experiences in this school. That's me... always hesitant and doubtful but still finding some sort of inspiration (or vindication) on why I stayed and why I am still pursuing this goal.
As our Dean told us, law is used as an implement of truth and justice. But in the wrong hands, law can be used to perpetuate falsity and injustice.
May truth and justice prevail in each one of us.
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As a comic relief, I didn't waste the opportunity to have my picture taken with the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court :P
With pinkrabbit17, my cameraman and PA, hehe!
With the barkada (Nico, Grace and Chi were not included in the picture, mga late kasi!)