-: Well, I think the standard, like, sort of advice
for an undergrad to take a major in a humanities field
that teaches you good analytical thinking skills
is good advice.
You know, I was a philosophy major, I think, you know.
Like, sort of the line is true.
It prepares you for a lot of what you do in law school.
Other than that, if you want to provide direct services to,
you know, people in populations that are sort of different
from the population that you're most familiar with,
it's good to get experiences.
I mean, to sort of get out of your bubble, and there is,
at UVA, there's lots of volunteer opportunities
to do that through Madison House.
I think it's also good to have
some practical work experience.
There are like, lots of, I deal with law students
all the time at my job.
We have clinical courses and we also have volunteers.
A lot of people, a lot of, I don't know
to what extent this is true in earlier generations.
It probably was.
I don't want to be like, all, you know, like kids today
or whatever, but you know, people just don't really
have the first idea of how you're supposed to behave
in the working world.
Like, that it's important to sort of show up to work
and show up on time, that it's important to like,
volunteer proactively for tasks.
Like, literally how to mail a letter that you have to sign.
Like, people just like, you know, get as far as law school
without knowing those things and it's just not,
it's just not ideal.