Winter break flew by and Spring semester starts Tuesday, January 21st. The 1L’s are back in action, and there are likely a multitude of emotions that arise after those intense first months as a 1L. There were likely unanticipated challenges, but also growth in ways unimagined.
Returning 1L Dominic Bellido reflects on some of the key lessons he learned as a returning 1L:
After finishing my first semester at law school, I am grateful for the support I’ve found. I’ve learned a lot from the resourcefulness of my friends, and talking about our lives outside the classroom has given me a new perspective to look at my own experience here. Each new person I meet comes from a different background, and their unique skills contribute to the culture and diversity of our campus.
Dominic noted the importance of mentors throughout his journey and how he intends to pay tribute to them:
The best way to honor my mentors is by ensuring more students will have the same access to support networks as we did, and more. This way, we can build upon the connections between grades and share our knowledge. I hope that, as a student body, we can continue to give back to the people who make this school what it is. What it could be.
UConn Law 1L’s Here’s to the journey ahead!
