I am a New Zealander of arabic origin and spent my entire childhood moving schools from country to country from New Zealand to the US to even canada and finally in the United Arab Emirates for high school where I decided to enter a school that follows the SABIS system which gives you the liberty of choice as to what external exams you would like to sit whether they are british ( o-levels , a levels) or american ( SAT, AP's) . Me , being the person with no place to really call home was ofcourse confused as to where and what I would be studying! To start I took every scientific subject there was (never thinking Id end up doing law or any other humanity) meaning mechanics , math, physics, chemistry, biology , environmental science etc. As I was in my final year of highschool , choices would have to be made , applications must be sent and a series of discussions began with my parents. I do not recall how I agreed or how it all came through that I decided to pursue law ( I did dream of being a lawyer at some point of my teenage years but I had also wanted to be a dancer, writer, plastic surgeon , chef lol). Law was not the main surprise , the crazy part was I decided to do french law:) At the time when people around me were trying to persuade me to attend the Sorbonne , they would say things like come on its like you're graduating with a dual degree in law and in french. After some discussions, I was convinced and there I was studying law in french ( a language I had only basic knowledge in) when law itself is a language apart ! It was a nightmare and the hardest thing I had done not just because of the language, I got used to it , but due to the fact that the french educational system was so alien to me ! nothing like the american or british educational systems. There was no books , no slides , nothing like that. A 70+ year old man/woman would enter the classroom and talk and talk and talk for 3 hours straight and leave. It was a pretty rough time for me , but guess what its all over now !
however my troubles arent, I have this new plan now to move to Melbourne and continue my life there and with this bachelors of law I have no idea what is to happen ( if theres a conversion course possible). Started my research contacting universities and authorities and hoping for the best . Thats all for now !
<p>I am a New Zealander of arabic origin and spent my entire childhood moving schools from country to country from New Zealand to the US to even canada and finally in the United Arab Emirates for high school where I decided to enter a school that follows the SABIS system which gives you the liberty of choice as to what external exams you would like to sit whether they are british ( o-levels , a levels) or american ( SAT, AP's) . Me , being the person with no place to really call home was ofcourse confused as to where and what I would be studying! To start I took every scientific subject there was (never thinking Id end up doing law or any other humanity) meaning mechanics , math, physics, chemistry, biology , environmental science etc. As I was in my final year of highschool , choices would have to be made , applications must be sent and a series of discussions began with my parents. I do not recall how I agreed or how it all came through that I decided to pursue law ( I did dream of being a lawyer at some point of my teenage years but I had also wanted to be a dancer, writer, plastic surgeon , chef lol). Law was not the main surprise , the crazy part was I decided to do french law:) At the time when people around me were trying to persuade me to attend the Sorbonne , they would say things like come on its like you're graduating with a dual degree in law and in french. After some discussions, I was convinced and there I was studying law in french ( a language I had only basic knowledge in) when law itself is a language apart ! It was a nightmare and the hardest thing I had done not just because of the language, I got used to it , but due to the fact that the french educational system was so alien to me ! nothing like the american or british educational systems. There was no books , no slides , nothing like that. A 70+ year old man/woman would enter the classroom and talk and talk and talk for 3 hours straight and leave. It was a pretty rough time for me , but guess what its all over now !</p><p>however my troubles arent, I have this new plan now to move to Melbourne and continue my life there and with this bachelors of law I have no idea what is to happen ( if theres a conversion course possible). Started my research contacting universities and authorities and hoping for the best . Thats all for now !</p>
