The First Step...

...In a journey of a thousand miles, the first step commenced with one sentence

Dear Mr. Cole:

I am delighted to inform you that the Admission Committee, having reviewed and evaluated your academic accomplishments, personal achievements and potential for legal studies, has accepted you for admission to the College of Law.

And with that I went from being a recent college graduate looking for the next step; to a soon to be 1L figuring out how to prepare for what is coming. What is coming, you might ask. Well for the next three years of my life I will be "Under the Paw" of DePaul University School of law. Clever? Maybe, maybe not?

My name is Marqus Cole and you have stumbled, by accident or providence, across my newly created blog about the comings, goings, and general musings of your regular old law student. You might be asking yourself "Why am I reading this, and why is he writing here in the first place?" Two great questions, and please believe that I have asked myself those very same questions. The latter is the easier question to answer so I will start with it:

• There is a total lack of quality information about law school from the students perspective.

I have known since I entered my undergraduate school that I wanted to enter the law, but I was totally lost on what it would take to get there and how it would be once I achieved that goal. In this high-tech, fast paced, on the go society we live in now I find it unbelievable how hard it is to gain access to this hidden and wonderful academic enclave that is Law School. So here is my opportunity to fill a niche that I think is currently void. For those that want to know what it is like to be in law school, for those that want to reminisce on those long nights, and also for me ten years down the line; there should be some open and free record of what is going on. Which leads me back to the first question... Why read this?

• So you can get a honest, clear, semi-filtered peak into a world that is clouded by myth, urban legend, and simple falsehoods.

I can honestly say that I know maybe five people that have been to law school, three of them are only friends on facebook! The point being, a very small percentage of people my age go to law school and even less of them have time to report on what it is like to be a student. I do not delude myself into thinking that this will be the best reporting ever or that I will always have time to keep it up, but I can try.

So this is my introduction, a hand shake of sorts. In the very near future you will be hearing more and more from me as I get used to this interface and find more interesting things to talk about. I thank you for stopping by and hope you stay for the ride, it promises to be a great one. Once again, welcome to my life as I spend the next 3 Years under Depaul of Law...hopefully I can follow the tracks to the end.

Verbal Ambassador