Editor's Letter

Amelia Earhart said, “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”

I don’t think there is one “right way” to go about law school - it is an experience unique to each person that chooses to take it on. One thing I know with certainty is that Amelia was on to something, and sometimes in law school, the most effective way to do it, is to just do it. But the beauty of choosing Gonzaga is that you don’t have to go it alone.

This publication will be one of many modes of providing invaluable information to help you feel equipped and ready to start this whirlwind experience called law school. By way of introduction, my name is Nicole Luth. I am a rising 3L, Spokane native, and your Summer Student Ambassador. In the subsequent pages, you will learn about some of the students that make up the GU Law community. The Ambassadors are available for any and all random questions about starting law school, what GU is like, what it’s like to live in Spokane, etc.

My hope with this magazine is to connect with you - the reader/future law student/future Zag - who is in the place I found myself in two years ago. There are plenty of tidbits I can share with you about what to expect from professors, classmates, internships, etc., and as the summer progresses I will share this and more on the Admissions Blog.

In case you haven't already heard the phrase, people often say that in law school the first year they scare you to death, the second year they work you to death, and the third year they bore you to death.

This experience will challenge you in ways you could never imagine, let alone prepare for. It is a wild ride with twists and turns, but if there is one thing I know after this year of being "worked to death," it is that law school will be worth it in the end because you will be one step closer to achieving your goals and dreams.

For now, I hope you keep this in mind as you move forward—you, first and foremost, are an individual. You will not be defined by being a law student, but you will grow from this experience and go on to accomplish amazing things.

And on a lighter note, the one thing I wish someone would have told me before I started school is this: your eyesight will change (in my case drastically) from all of the reading, so don't update your glasses prescription until a few weeks/month after you start. I bought new glasses and contacts before I started, and within two months I had to go get it updated because I couldn't see the whiteboard anymore.

Please feel free to reach out to me— my personal Instagram is @attorney_journey and my email is nluth@lawschool.gonzaga.edu. I look forward to meeting you in person soon!

- Nicole Luth