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INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

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Page 1: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

I N F O R M A T I O N A L I N T E R V I E W :

Law and Education?

Law OR Education?

Page 2: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

PROFESSOR GEISER

Undergraduate Political Science Major

University of Iowa Law School Graduate

Practiced Corporate Law in North Carolina for a

couple of years

Went to North Carolina State for Masters in

English

Page 3: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO AT TEND LAW SCHOOL?

“I always thought I wanted to be a lawyer. I wanted

a career and profession.”

Page 4: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

DECISIONS OF LAW SCHOOL

How did you decide which one to attend?

“I applied mainly to Midwestern schools. I also applied to Fellowships. I decided to

go to Iowa, where the fellowship covered full tuition, and it was high ranked.”

How did you pay for it?

“Fortunately, I didn’t have to pay for much. I took out loans just to live on.”

Was it worth it?

“Yes, it was worth it. It teaches you to think in a certain way. Law school forces you

to write clearly and be more analytic.”

What was the most difficult thing about law school?

“Not being the best! I came from a smaller school where I was used to excelling. In

law school, excelling was not as easy.”

Page 5: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

EDUCATION

What made you want to get into education?

“Corporate law made me feel like I worked all the

time. Being stressed out about my work all the time

made me end my law career. I decided English is a

little more relaxing and ran with that field.”

Page 6: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

TEACHER AND LAWYER?

This is the part where I told Professor Geiser my

plan of practicing Family law and later going back

to teach English in High Schools.

Page 7: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

REMARKS ON MY PLAN

-----“Keep your options open. You are young; you still

have time to finalize your career plans. Try to

combine these fields. Maybe you can practice Family

law for a while and then return to the school system

and teach English. No matter what, your future will

be bright.”

Page 8: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Law and Education? Law OR Education?

REALISTIC

Is doing 4 years of Undergraduate, 1 year of

Graduate, and then 3 years of Law School realistic?

-”Anything is realistic once you put your mind to it.

You can do it if you want to. Just ensure that you are

doing this for you, and not to live up to any

pressuring expectations.”