Experiential Learning as a First-Generation International Student
I have had the privilege of having diverse experiential learning opportunities in (almost) all the fields of law that I am interested in. I have worked in in state government for …
Michelle Elizalde
Helping other international students find their place at Loyola Law School
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The Faculty at LLS
Being in huge classes where you feel like just one more head peeking out from behind a laptop screen might feel like you don’t have the opportunity to get to know …
I Love Loyola
Thinking about the things I “love” about Loyola; five things come to mind. I love the campus; coming from my east coast undergraduate institution, which was sprawled along a city block, …
The Importance of Study Groups
Loyola’s wealth of courses seems overwhelming at first once you are able to branch out of the rigorous core requirements that 1L requires. As much as I had my sights on …
My Winter Break
I’ve been bilingual for most of my life, having learned English and Tagalog as a child, and learned Spanish as a teenager. And if you ask me, law school feels very …
Building Relationships with Faculty
Being in large classes was a bit of a shock to my system coming from a relatively small undergraduate campus in Boston, where my largest class was 40 people during a …
The Importance of Study Groups
The camaraderie you build with your peers in law school, especially in your 1L section, is different than I have experienced before. The closest comparison I have to it is the …
Exams and Winter Break
My last exam ended on December 20th at 9:10pm and exactly 24 hours later I was on a plane from LAX to MNL. I brought all of my camera gear, my …
Debunking a Law School Myth with Jiu Jitsu
In the Jiu Jitsu community, there is something called the “blue belt curse.” It is a phenomenon where practitioners quit after they have been promoted to their blue belt, and my …