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Aspiring Lawyer Success Pledge
I Pledge to Do the Following to Become the Most Excellent, Strategic, and Competitive Law School Applicant Possible:
- I will recognize that success is a habit and results from the positive actions that I take each and every day.
- I will create a “to-do” list every day, and write out my weekly, monthly, and yearly goals.
- I will create a strategic action plan and take the necessary steps to carry out and follow through with my plan – so that I can be successful as I realize my chances of meeting my goals are greater with a written plan that I revisit regularly.
- I will take the time to invest in my personal development – through read books, listening to audio programs, and doing the types of things that will help me progress and grow.
- I will strive to make the very best grades possible by studying hard and asking my professors what it will take to earn high grades in their classes.
- I will take care of my spirit (meditation, prayer, praise and worship, study) and physical body (eating healthy, resting, exercising) so that I am able to maintain high performance on a regular basis.
- I will work on creating, building, and maintaining positive and healthy relationships with people (particularly professors, administrators, employers, community leaders) so that they will WANT to write glowing recommendations in support of me.
- I will reject the idea that “African Americans don’t perform well on standardized exams.” I will spend the necessary time to thoroughly prepare and do whatever it takes so that I can earn the highest score possible on the LSAT – a score that comes close to reflecting my true ability to perform well on a standardized test.
- I will reject the possibility of not spending the necessary time, energy, and effort on the LSAT – and making excuses so poor or mediocre performance becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- I will prove that I am not just a “joiner” but also an effective leader and valuable contributor to any organization that I am a part of.
- I will try to be indispensable and incredibly dependable in whatever jobs and internships that I hold.
- I will demonstrate how I plan to actively contribute to the diversity on a law school campus through contributing while still an undergraduate.
- I will take the time to discover and further develop my strengths, interests, and talents as I must remain true to myself.
- I will try to hang around other achievement-oriented peers that are making things happen so that we can serve as a support system to one another in becoming even better and achieving high goals.
- I will look at what other successful people have done and learn from them.
- I will take risks and get out of my comfort zone, as I realize that this is the only way I can stretch myself and become better.
- I will seek out law student and lawyer mentors who have already succeeded in doing what I aim to do.
- I will do what I can to show that I have a special “wow” factor or unique “x” factor that you cannot just find in anybody any day.
- I will work to distinguish myself from the many other highly intelligent and involved students across the nation so I can compete against these people on a national level.
- I will take advantage of all of the opportunities made available to me, and create them where none currently exist.
- I will demand excellence from myself in everything I do, and work to exhibit the qualities of a world-class scholar, student, leader, and human being.
I understand that the law school admission process is a comparative and competitive process. It will require that I do my best each and every day to be competitive and prove that I deserve to be selected. I know that if I do all of these previously mentioned things to show excellence, as well as to stand out from others, then I will greatly increase my chances of getting into law school and succeeding while there and beyond.
I will be an excellent, competitive and strategic law school applicant. I will be successful as success is the only option. I have declared it. I believe it, and I receive it. I will achieve my goal of becoming a law student and lawyer.