Letter to the Dean of Admissions

Dean *****:

Thank you for meeting with me last Tuesday.  I really enjoyed discussing the various topics with you.  After speaking with you, I feel I am now better able to articulate what I am passionate about.  For awhile now, I have been struggling with the negative impacts of our political process; an ever increasing disillusionment with the political process and the public policies that our political figures have been instituting.  For awhile now, I have been struggling with the negative impacts of our political process.  This includes an ever increasing disillusionment by society with the process, our politicians and the policies they have been instituting.  I feel the leaders in our country today are more concerned with maintaining their jobs and political power rather than acting in the best interests of their constituents or the country.  For too long our representatives have been bogged down or forced to focus on being reelected rather than the important issues at hand. 

It amazes me that we are the wealthiest nation in the world, yet our education and health care continue to decline as is the size of our middle class.  I see a steady reversion back to the Robber Baron days when the majority of the wealth and power of the country was highly concentrated at the expense of the rest of the nation.  We need a new breed of political leaders to revitalize the citizen’s of this country’s interest.  These leaders need to have a firm understanding of the history of this country as well as the ability to empathize and remain connected to the people of this great nation.  I believe we have a duty to remember, maintain and revitalize the legacy of freedom and optimism that our forefathers bequeathed to us.  

My interest and passion lies in public policy and service; more specifically how our government and its leaders attempt to address the foremost issues facing us through our system of laws and regulations.  I hope to one day to become a leader in my local community if not more.  However, I believe in order to achieve this goal, I first must become a student of our system of laws, its history and how the legal system functions in support of our country’s goals and objectives for our people now and into the future.  I believe to understand what the law is capable of accomplishing it is best to understand what the law has already accomplished. 

The basis of my passion for public policy stems from the everyday average Americans these policies effects.  As I have became more aware of the difficulties facing the average American, I can say that not a month has gone by where I have not heard some new story in which another unnecessary injustice or suffering has occurred because of the policies or negligence of our leaders.  What is most shocking is the impotency the majority of people feel in changing their situation or these policies.  I have felt fully the impotency caused by events in life beyond our control and can empathize with their increasing disillusionment and resentment towards our leaders and government.  My dream is to help empower one person at a time and to work to empower one group of people at a time through the practice of the law in order to help better their lives and remind them what united voices can achieve in this great nation.

I know that attending the University at ***** Law School will enable me to attain my full capability, achieve my dreams and realize my passion for a better world.  Again, thank you for taking the time to speak to me.  I look forward to attending **** Law School and to having many discussions with you, other faculty members, and students in the coming years.

Sincerely,

ME