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Post by kash on Apr 24, 2022 20:09:17 GMT
My big/little weekend with Chanel was SO fun. I am genuinely so glad she chose me as her little because I think I and her get along like we have known each other for years. I trust her so much even though I have known her for such a short span of time, which is something that definitely does not come easily to me. We started off Saturday morning fresh and early and took a hot yoga class at 10 am. I had gone to this yoga studio once before with another club and I absolutely loved it. So, I knew I had to take Chanel there as well given our mutual love of doing yoga. We got a pass where for 8 dollars we get unlimited classes for the week. So, on Saturday we started off with a power class and it definitely was extremely intense. We asked the instructor after we were done and the temperature of the room for the hour had been 110 degrees! After yoga, we both knew were starving so we went to a local acai bowl shop since we both love acai bowls, and ordered this humongous, delicious bowl. We sat for a while to talk about life, and my pledge experience so far in Kappa Alpha Pi, and she helped me schedule some interviews for the upcoming week. After eating, she dropped me back at my dorm where I rested for a couple of hours and then got ready to go have dinner with her. We both got dressed up and headed over to "Gracias Madre" - a completely plant-based Mexican restaurant. We both ordered nachos to share and then two different types of enchiladas which were immaculate. Afterward, we were planning on getting gelato but we both were so stuffed we thought it is best if we give it a pass this time. Today, I and Chanel are going to attend another hot yoga class, and then afterward we will stop by Just Boba so that we can attend my pledge class fundraiser. I am so excited for the evening because I definitely need to get a good sweat in, and hot yoga is the perfect place to do this. I also think my motivation for working out extra hard will be knowing that I will be rewarded with amazing boba right after. What I have learned from my big/ little date with Chanel is how amazing, and hardworking of a human being she is. She works harder than anyone I know, yet is so sweet, humble, and down to earth. She also taught me the importance of having a good work/life balance. To strive for excellence in all of her classes and be the best student she can be, but also spend time investing in strong relationships and friendships. think she has shown me that it is also not a scary thing to open up to a mentor. I think before Chanel, I was very scared of admitting that I need help or mentorship or guidance. But this weekend where I got to really sit down with Chanel and be vulnerable with her, I saw the importance of having a mentor I am close to. Before this weekend I was definitely very scared and intimidated by the pledge class, and a part of me definitely still is, but now I feel a lot more confident in my skills and abilities knowing that I have Chanel who has my back and will look out for me. I am definitely not as scared to ask for help now in the future, and am really glad that she is someone I can confide in. I absolutely adore Chanel and I cannot wait to spend more time with her later today. Attachments:
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Post by kash on Apr 30, 2022 21:12:14 GMT
A field of law in which I would like to work would be corporate law. Growing up, my parents have always worked in the corporate field. So, I grew up visiting them on Wall Street and spending my nights listening to phone calls about hedgefund acquisitions and the stock market shares that had or had not been cooperating that day. However, I was not always as interested in the technical side of the corporate world, such as engineering or trading. What really made me interested was learning about how the firms would acquire different firms, the merging as well as the legal entities. Thus, this interest led me to want to pursue a career in the corporate world. Also, I definitely want to pursue a career in corporate law simply because of the vast disproportionality of women holding positions in high-powered corporate law firms. According to www.AmericanBar.org, more than 50% of law school graduates have been female, yet somehow women make up less than 25% of the people who make up the top 200 American Law Equity Partners. This disproportion is honestly very scary. How is it that half of the people who graduate from law school every year are women, yet women make up less than 1/4 of the people who have a strong position in a law firm? This is why I really want to strive to work hard and make it in corporate law so I can help break down this disproportion. However, I do realize that being a corporate lawyer is not an easy feat at all. From doing research, I have learned that corporate attorneys must be well-versed in contract law, tax law, intellectual property rights, bankruptcy, and any other field of law that may have an impact on the activities of a specific company. Because these areas of expertise are broad, and a corporation's legal needs are enormous, I know I would also have to find a job at a renowned large law firm, which will also take a lot of time, dedication, and hard work. But these are topics that do seem pretty interesting to me, so I am very eager to learn about them in law school. Corporate lawyers also work on a variety of different types of cases, which is something that attracts me to the field. There is not only one specific type of case that corporate lawyers work on, but usually a plethora. Something which most corporate lawyers focus on is mergers and acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions are transactions in which a company's ownership is transferred or amalgamated with that of another company. These steps entail combining the assets, liabilities, and perhaps ownership of two businesses, necessitating the assistance of a corporate lawyer. Not to mention that it might lead a company to expand, contract, or alter dramatically. Corporate insolvency is something else that corporate lawyers work on. Corporate insolvency occurs when a company's assets are insufficient to meet its obligations and responsibilities. It is said to be insolvent. This basically means that the corporation is unable to repay its debts, either owing to a lack of adequate payment methods or a lack of sufficient assets. Usually, when a company runs into this issue, the corporate lawyers come into play. Most lawyers recommend liquidation or disposing of the companies' assets, which is not easy but must be done sometimes in order to save the company. Corporate lawyers are often the ones at the end of the day who have to make the toughest decisions regarding a company's legal terms. But this can help reduce monopolization as well as help reduce big firms' taking advantage of smaller firms. I think being a corporate lawyer will definitely be a lot of work, but I do think it will be very rewarding, and it would be nice to know that I am helping every day to make the corporate field a lot more fair. |
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Post by kash on May 9, 2022 4:29:50 GMT
A Law school that has always been a dream of mine is Columbia Law School located in New York City. I grew up 30 minutes away from Columbia, and have done a couple of summer internships there, so I have always been very familiar with the area and layout of the school. The law school has an 18.4 acceptance rate which is definitely a tough number to crack, but it is also one of the best law schools in the country. I really like Columbia Law school for a plethora of reasons. Clinics, externships, simulations, policy labs, and other public service opportunities are available via the school, giving you an insider's view of how the law works in real-world situations. I think that during undergrad since there is not necessarily a "Law" major, it is really cool how Columbia University provided the opportunities to work with the school to get opportunities available that are very pertinent to what you are learning in your classes at law school. I also really appreciate how the broad curriculum addresses the most interesting themes in current legal studies, and the Law School provides internationally-oriented courses in both new and conventional fields of law. I think that often times in curriculums, schools only focus on older law cases that have been constantly studied and analyzed. So, it is really fascinating to me that Columbia Law School teaches their students about cases that are still occurring and have a real-world impact on the life that we live today, rather than the life of the past. I also really appreciate how Columbia Law School has a strong emphasis on the global setting of law. I am currently studying Global Studies because I am really fascinated in how the different countries around the world influence one another, and how people interact. So, it is actually really interesting to me about how in Columbia Law School, I will be able to learn about the law not only in the realms of the United States, but internationally as well. Moreover, something which really stood out to me about Columbia Law School was how during 1L students can choose a first year elective amongst their classes as well. Some of the Elective 1L classes include, China's Legal System and Institutions,Changing the Legal System, Regulatory and Legislative, and Litigation Across Borders. I think it is especially interesting that students can study China's Legal System in a school in the United States, as that allows students to have a much deeper understanding of what the law is like around the world as a whole. During a student's 2L and 3L, something which I appreciate about Columbia Law School is that every student is required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of work which is Pro Bono. This is such an amazing opportunity as doing pro bono work is beneficial not only for the law student but for the student's area as well. The student gets experience in a legal setting and doing professional work, and the community is benefited as there is someone who is helping the community in a legal point of view. Moreover, you can also spend a study abroad which is amazing! Global law is definitely a field which I am extremely interested in, and even though I want to study abroad during my undergraduate years, I definitely also want to in law school. I feel as the opportunity would help me become a better citizen of the world, and increase my knowledge of the law in a variety of ways. I would be able to compare and contrast the government of America versus the different countries I visit, and see which systems work best and need the most work, around the world. All in all, Columbia Law School is a fantastic school and it would be an honor for me attend.
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Post by kash on May 22, 2022 7:38:22 GMT
"Nanhi Kali" is a nonprofit organization with which I am very interested in working in the future. Project Nani Kaliteaches everyone around the world how to help the education of females in India in the long term. "We wanted to bring worldwide consciousness about the condition of young girls in the nation who are denied their basic rights," Sheetal Mehta, the chairperson of the non-profit organization, told the Daily News and Analysis in an interview. It was established in 1996 by Anand Mahindra and is jointly maintained by the Naandi Foundation and the KC Mahindra Education Trust as part of the Mahindra Group's corporate social responsibility. Nanhi Kali, which means "small bud" in Hindi, is a project that promotes the education of poor girls in India. The program has influenced the lives of nearly 450,000 girls (known as Nanhi Kalis) from underprivileged communities across the country. It was created to help girls from low-income households finish 10 years of formal schooling. I am really interested in this nonprofit organization for a multitude of reasons. I was born in India, and one of the reasons my parents chose to leave everything behind and move to the United States was because I would have access to a much better education as a female in the United States. Unfortunately, in a lot of places in India, women are not given the same educational rights as men. In some developing villages, women are thought to be only useful in the kitchen or taking care of the children. It is thought that there is no point in sending the women to school and wasting money, as they will end up back in the household anyway. Women are thought of as last when it comes to education and thus are often treated poorly because they are not as educated as their male counterparts. My mom and dad told me that when my mom found out that she was pregnant with me, it was illegal for her to find out the gender of her baby. In India, back in the day, families would often have their women abort or kill their babies if they found out that they were expected to have girls, because they knew the girls would not go to school and become educated and raise money for the household. Instead, they would stay at home. So, because of this, my parents could never even find out the sex of their baby until I was born. All in all, this brings me to my reason as to why I want to work at a nonprofit organization in India where I can help raise the educational standards of women. Everybody, regardless of their sexual orientation, race, physical appearance, or gender, deserves to have the right to an education. And not just any type of education- a proper education. It genuinely makes me really devastated to hear stories or watch television documentaries where women in India are sometimes forced by their husbands and their families to leave or drop out of school to get married or take care of their families. This is a stigma that needs to be changed. Women have as much of a right to proper education as compared to the men in their families. It should not be a privilege for a woman to be able to attend school. It should be a birth-given right. This is why I want to help work at a nonprofit that aims to lower the gap between educated women and educated men in poor Indian communities. I want to help provide the change that is desperately needed and will help the Indian women's community for the better.
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