I actually was a part of the Lincoln Scholars Program starting my 1L year at LMU law. And one thing about this program is that they definitely try their hardest to help students belong at LMU.
I knew I wanted to come to law school. However, it was incredible once I got to LMU to see the diversity of background that students had, not just visually, but in terms of their fields of study that they were coming from, from undergrad. For example, in my one l study group, I had someone that was a journalism major, I had someone that was a mechanical engineer, I had someone that was an organic chemistry major that decided med school wasn't for them. So it's really interesting to interact with all these students that have a diverse set of educational backgrounds.
A key component for students to ask is what are schools doing to ensure that they don't just have visual representation of minority students in their entry class, but what are they doing to make sure those minority students have successful careers upon being graduated from the law school? And I think our law school really, really, from day one tries to make sure those minority students have success as lawyers have fulfilling careers.
I think another thing too, is I do believe that the Knoxville area it is not it is a disproportionately white area compared to the national average. But I think the local Bar to its credit, in conjunction with our school, and the various stakeholders here, truly want to make this a more inclusive area. And I think that provides opportunities for minority students. That might not be the case in other you know other very good law schools but in different communities.
