When I first stepped foot in campus, I didn't know anyone, but the environment was so welcoming, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of that and be that for someone, which is why I, you know, wanted to be the Student Bar Association president, because that's the role of the Student Bar Association. It's to uphold the quality of student life. It's to strengthen the culture here.

So as an entering student, I think it's very important that students understand that the breadth of student organizations that we have right now, we have 32 active student organizations on the campus. They range from student campus organizations of diversity through our Asian Law Students Association, our Black Law Students Association, LALSA, but we also have the Women's Association of law students owls, the older Weiser Law Students Association for those returning to school with families and significant work experience.

Coming into law school, it was really important to me to find that organization or that group of people where I felt comfortable around. And for me, that was LALSA as a Puerto Rican American. There's not many Latin Americans that are in the legal field. So seeing other students, whether they're alumni or 3l, two, L's, be lawyers and be successful, showed me that I could also do this as well. And it wasn't until I had that support system from law so that I really felt that I could do this.

Every student here needs to be seen, heard and respected and also seen for all the challenges that they're facing and that we might need to engage with them about challenges outside of the classroom, so that they can really bring their whole selves into the classroom. We're not a law school that's going to let any student fall through the cracks, and we're also a law school and a student body that really prioritizes and centers the wellness of its community.

Students pretty much have the opportunity as a one out to live off campus or on campus. So I decided to live on campus at the Dana Hall, and essentially that allowed me to meet a lot of new students as well, but really, time manage, and that's the most important thing that I experienced during 1L year.

Before law school, obviously, I was so scared, because I this is a new journey, right? And I was afraid that, you know, I wouldn't have the support. But since day one, literally from orientation till now, my 3l year, I've always had support. Every single time I would reach out to faculty, to the administration, they're very responsive. They're willing to meet and take out the time out of their day to talk to me and, you know, alleviate any fears or worries that I have.