I’m about to start my third and final year of law school at Boston University School of Law. I went straight through to law school after graduating from Tech in 2019. This summer, I’m working as a legal intern for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and I’ll serve on the American Journal of Law & Medicine as a managing editor for the next year. After graduation, I’m hoping to work in health law—ideally in a government agency, working on health policy.
I think what my degree has done most for me is prepare me for the rigor and expectations of law school. It’s also given me a different way of thinking from a lot of my peers who come from liberal arts backgrounds. My biology degree has given me robust analytical and research skills and allows me to consider problems from more and different points of view.
I would tell current and prospective GT biology students that a degree from Georgia Tech prepares you well for future education and for entering the workforce. The program will challenge you, but it is well worth it. I am always beyond proud to say that I’m a Georgia Tech grad.
I would also advise students to take advantage of all the courses being offered at Tech, even outside of the biology department. It doesn’t always feel like you have time or space in your schedule to take classes that are more interesting than degree-oriented, but it’s important to both explore your passions and give yourself the opportunity to do something slightly different from your degree every once in a while. The biology degree is structured such that you do have time to find those classes and take them.
