Liberal Arts Personal Statement

To me, the term liberal arts conjures images of impressive buildings with large stained glass windows, similar to the University of Michigan Law Quad. I am very well aware that liberal arts by no means has a definition that correlates to physical appearances, but I think the images that pop in my head strikes a deeper chord. They attest to the rigor and accomplishment of studying a liberal arts education during college. My definition of a liberal arts education is the exposure and study of a variety of academic spheres. With this type of education, one’s major is not the determinant of all the classes he or she will take. A liberal arts education pushes a student to study a variety of subjects even if it does not directly relate to his or her major.
Despite the fact that I have known I wanted to be a civil rights lawyer and major in political science since middle school, throughout my high school career I have taken a well-rounded and diverse course-load at a high level. I like the intellectual challenge of working through a class that might be out of my comfort zone. Exposing myself to this high level thinking in multiple areas has fostered new interests in subjects such as biology that I would not have discovered if I stuck solely on the honors path for my desired career. Although, I will not major in biology, taking the course has helped me grow as a learner, gaining new studying and analytical tactics, which has impacted me in all of my