While in foster care, one of the sessions speaking with my juvenile attorney she was able to give me a ward of the court letter signed by her. At the time I was a teenager and I didn’t know how valuable this letter was. It became my golden ticket to higher education. Looking back couple years later, it was this day I was inspired to one day do the same for other foster kids. As a Sociology major with an emphasis in Society and Law I hope to accomplish my JD degree and practice law here in the state of California. I plan to attend law school after completing my Sociology bachelor’s degree. I began originally with the intent of becoming a social worker, as a foster child during my childhood this is the career that helped guide me through my life. The desire to help others accomplish their own goals was born in me then. As I continued my education I realized that, why not go for a lawyer? Why not go for my original idea to become a key person in another foster child’s life? Seeing the young Latina attorney inspired me that despite what I looked like I could also become a lawyer. I didn’t havre to stop at social work. As I previously mentioned, my experience with being a foster child molded this dream in me by realizing that a Juvenile attorney is usually the last person that has the ability to intervene in the ruling of the court in a juvenile’s case. So many stories growing up in foster care I have heard about social injustice. Learning about social issues like school to prison pipeline became something I grew passionate about. As a young Latina from a low income background statically I should have been pregnant or abusing drugs but to God all the glory I have not been involved in any of this. On the contrary, not only have I surpassed my life expectancy of my neighborhood but through the many help of mentors in school and my church I have surpassed my educational goals and on the way to complete my school. I believe it is easy to fall into despair and hopelessness when raised in an atmosphere of street crime and poor socioeconomic status. Regardless of this, I do believe I am not a product of my environment. If it has taught me anything, is that out of such low income one can come out with high spirits, allowing hardships and misfortunes to manifest into fuel and determination to prosper not only financially, but in education. My favorite quote is by a Christian author Shawn Bolz in one of his books he wrote, “Higher education is a form of intercession for generations to come.” I took this quote to heart and I have the deep conviction that my pursuit of higher education will not only impact my generation but those like me, those foster kids who felt the world was against them. Now they too, will see that it is possible to enter the real business world with more to offer than just a brown face.