The adventure that is law school
law school where his professors did not mince words about the challenging times ahead. “My professors were very kind yet frank. It was Syllabus Day and they did not sugar coat it. Dean Giovanni Vallente (ALS Associate Dean for Student Affairs) and Atty. Mel Sta. Maria shared stories of their experiences as professors and attorneys,” he says. Their stories only made - ish law school, pass the bar and become a lawyer.
“It is way more exhausting but I feel more driven. I did not get this far just to get this far. It is also a reminder for me to just be thankful for the opportunity. I try to enjoy the daily grind because this is the training ground [for the real world],” Gregorio says.
The daily grind of law school is also something that Melissa Carunungan is starting to understand.
“Law school is different because of the Socratic method of teaching [where students learn through the use of critical thinking, reasoning and logic]. It is in law school that I was able to understand the true meaning of daily grind. The daily grind is crucial in order to survive,” - day as a law student.
“It was terrifying but it was also a thrill. It felt as if you were on the edge of your seat the entire time and you could only breathe when the class was dismissed,” she adds.
A 2017 BS Management graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University, Carunungan took up law hoping to make a “substan- tial and positive change in the Philippine society.”
As early as now, Carunungan expresses her interest in human interested in, given the current state of the Philippine society. I hope to be able to fight for end up with.”
Before Carunungan battles for human rights, she needs to win the jungle that is law school.
“Law school is different because of the Socratic method of teaching [where students learn through the use of critical thinking, reasoning and logic]. It is in law school that I was able to understand the true meaning of daily grind. The daily grind is crucial in order to survive,” - day as a law student.
“It was terrifying but it was also a thrill. It felt as if you were on the edge of your seat the entire time and you could only breathe when the class was dismissed,” she adds.
A 2017 BS Management graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University, Carunungan took up law hoping to make a “substantial and positive change in the Philippine society.”
As early as now, Carunungan expresses her interest in human interested in, given the current state of the Philippine society. I hope to be able to fight for end up with.”
Before Carunungan battles for human rights, she needs to win the jungle that is law school.