“Coming from a huge undergraduate school in Boston, I knew that I wanted to come to a smaller, close-knit campus,” says YooNieh Ahn, a graduate of Boston University. “Widener has exceeded my expectations in every way possible. The professors are always willing to help you, and they are so brilliant.”
The President of the
Asian Pacific American Law Student Association on the Delaware Campus and a member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, YooNieh is proud to help build a community for Asian American law students. She hopes to be able to use her Korean language skills in the practice of the law. “I want to practice international corporate law and international trade law,” she says, adding, “The study of the law has always intrigued me.”
While YooNieh values the legal research and writing skills she has learned, noting, “I’ve learned to be so much more concise and precise,” she values the Widener Law community just as much. “The other students are so collegial and they’re always willing to help you. It’s not a cutthroat environment. I am so glad that I chose to study the law and to come to Widener,” she says. The sense of community extends beyond Widener Law’s campus as well. “I’m part of a lot of outside organizations. There are a lot of opportunities to be involved in the legal community,” she declares, explaining that her involvement in the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group “has opened a door for me to get internships.”
YooNieh has a bit of wisdom for future law students as well; “The first year flies by before you know it, so you have to manage it really well. Seek out a mentor from the
SBA or other organizations because having that support system during your first year is key.”