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Because choosing a law school can be a difficult process, we would like to offer some words of advice from our own experiences. Please view the brief bios of some of our membership. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions concerning the Law School.

Name: Euler Bropleh (ebropleh@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: Sandy Hook, CT
Undergraduate Institution: Emory University
Undergraduate Major: International Studies
Other Law School Activities: BLSA President, Chicago Law Foundation
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
I chose to attend The Law School because it is one of the few schools in the country that can offer you a truly exceptional educational experience by allowing you unfettered access to some of the greatest legal minds in the world. The school is renown for producing graduates who excel in all fields, not just the law. I also love having the close-knit, supportive network that The Law School provides. In addition, I wanted to opportunity to live in Chicago and experience what the city has to offer.

Name: Shani Fregia (fregia@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University
Undergraduate Major: Communication and Political Science
Other Law School activities:BLSA Treasurer, The University of Chicago Legal Forum
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
I decided to attend The University of Chicago Law School because I knew that it would provide the most intellectually challenging and thus rewarding law school experience. Learning from the elite faculty and being surrounded by other students up for the same challenge also attracted me to the school. I like that the class sizes are small and provide for an intimate academic experience where professors become well acquainted with students and their ideas. The law school also attracts the attention of all vibrant legal markets and The University of Chicago name is well respected in the profession of law as well as other related fields.

Name: Veronica Root (smarcano@uchicago.edu vsroot@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: Arlington, TX
Undergraduate Institution: Georgetown University
Undergraduate Major: Marketing & Management
Other Law School activities: BLSA Black History Month Chair,
Chicago Journal of International Law, Faculty Appointments Committee
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
I decided to attend the law school for various reasons. I found the smaller class size to be extremely attractive. It really allows for a sense of community to be developed, within the section, but also with the class as a whole. In addition, I found everyone I interacted with to be incredible helpful and reasonable, and this has continued even today. There are rules just for the sake of having rules. Finally, I really enjoyed meeting the people here, and I have made great friends, which made 1L year much easier to get through.

Name: Nicholas Harper-Smith (nharpers@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Undergraduate Institution: Wheaton College, MA
Undergraduate Major: Theatre and Dramatic Literature
Other Law School activities: BLSA Alumni Relations Chair, OCS Student Committee Member, LexisNexis Associate
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
I chose to attend The Law School because it is one of the best law schools in the country. You have access to some of the most well renowned professors in the legal field, and people who are committed to excellence surround you. The Law School is also located in one of the greatest cities in America.

Name: Ebba Gebisa (egebisa@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: West Lafayette, IN
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Major: Business-Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Other Law School Activities: BLSA Community Service Chair & Academic Chair; Chicago Law Foundation Treasurer; Women's Mentoring Program Board Co-Chair; Leo Scholars Program Class Instructor
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
I believed that by attending the University of Chicago I would be able to immerse myself in an environment where I would be challenged yet supported by my professors and my peers.

Name: Brittany Hamelers (beh@uchicago.edu)
Year: 2L
Hometown: Lynn, MA
Undergraduate Institution: Howard University
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
Other Law School activities: BLSA Social Chair and CCBLSA Representative, Chicago Law Foundation
Reason for attending The University of Chicago Law School:
After attending admitted students weekend, I fell in love with the law school's small class sizes, brilliant professors and intensely academic environment. However, it is the relationships that I have developed with my fellow students that has made my law school experience second to none.