To Kill a Mockingbird Forum

You are Scout. Ten years have passed since you met Arthur "Boo" Radley,face-to-face. Now, you are applying to colleges and you have to write a letter to the University of Alabama admissions department to persuade U of A to accept you into its pre-law program. In your letter, you must answer the following prompt:

Why should U of A accept you? Look back over your life. What makes you different than the other students who want to be in our program? What lesson or lessons have you learned in your life that makes you stronger or more mature than others?

Include:

*people who taught you things that caused you to change and what they taught you

*experiences that les you to change and how the affected you

*how your life lessons and changed make you the best candidite for U of A pre-law Program

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People---certainly Atticus, whose model as an attorney would give Jean Louise first-hand knowledge of the work.  Arthur taught her that we should make up our own minds about people and not follow gossip or reputation.  Mrs. Dubose taught her about courage being more than might; it's facing inevitable defeat with dignity and real effort.  Tom Robinson taught her about being decent. 

Many of her experiences taught her that we cannot "peg" people; we all make our own choices and must live with the consequences.  How we look at another person should be based on those choices and not on their skin color or income or last name.

She also has been taught to walk in someone else's shoes.  As an attorney she would face many clients and opponents who have different viewpoints, and seeing the situations from those viewpoints will help her to serve those clients effectively.