Why You Should Take the Chance and Apply for an Exchange!

  • February 08, 2024
  • Sapphira Thompson-Bled

Are you looking for law school experiences that could influence the rest of your life, or trying to find those that could lead to lifelong memories?

Well, if you are debating between what opportunities to participate in during your law school journey, I would strongly urge you consider signing up for an exchange.

During my summer placement in 1L, one of my coworkers, a practicing lawyer, told me studying in Barbados for a semester was one of her best law school experiences. Particularly because she could attend classes for part of the day and then go to the beach for the rest of the day or on weekends.

She encouraged me to take some time to study in another country and by the end of the summer, I was convinced. I followed her suggestion and was courageous enough to apply for an exchange.

Spending a semester abroad was one of the best decisions I made while in law school. While in Europe, I had the privilege of living, learning, and meeting more people in a new place.

Looking back, as a 3L just having returned from studying abroad, I couldn’t be happier that I took the leap of applying to study at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.