Don’t worry, Ryan, I didn’t make a mistake:
“I arrived in Boston after driving for 10 hours from Ottawa, Canada. After getting lost in Cambridge and fighting my way through the notorious Boston traffic, I saw it: Harvard Law School. It was at that point that panic gripped me. ‘WHAT IF I DON’T BELONG HERE?’ After fifteen weeks of ups and downs, I have my answer, I do belong here! And it’s my section, Section 4, that has helped me adjust to life as a Harvard Law School student.
“On my first full day of classes, in Professor Mann’s Property class, we were attacked with the Socratic method of question after question after question. At first, some of us thought this was unfair, but within weeks we were getting quicker on our feet, looking deeper into the problems, and most importantly, seeing Prof. Mann’s incredible sense of humour.
“We began showing our sense of humour as one of my classmates dressed up as Professor Mann (glasses, hairstyle, and matching tie and suspender combination) for Halloween. We started to learn about our classmates’ personalities too, such as the one who makes bad puns every time he is called on, or the one who always has a story relating to New Jersey, no matter the class, no matter the topic.
“Harvard Law School is knocked for being too big. Harvard is the fourth university I have attended, and by far is it the best in terms of its people and its atmosphere. My section fielded two teams for the law school flag football tournament (although my team never won a game), while I have gotten to know students in my section who have worked all over the world but are still down-to-Earth enough to play Christmas music over the microphones in the Austin Hall Classrooms.
“Recently, we helped a family of four (a mother and three kids) get gifts for Christmas, while another group went caroling at the Mt. Auburn hospital. My section is an inspiration and a great support group, keeping me grounded in the midst of what is an academically challenging year. Practicing law is a team sport, and from section parties and movies to community service, one thing Harvard has shown me how to do is to get along with people and to have a good time!”