Today’s episode takes listeners on the journey of today’s guest, Hillary Browning, from the Navy to Yale Law School. Hillary is an enlisted Navy Veteran, an Eli Whitney scholar, Yale University graduate, first generation college student and most recently the first female enlisted Veteran admitted to Yale Law School. We talk about the ups and downs of the college & law school admissions processes, take a deep dive into Hillary’s experiences with being waitlisted & re-applying, owning her Veteran background and more.
Main Topics
- Hillary’s introduction & background (1:00)
- Joining the US Navy (1:42)
- Experiences & education while Active Duty (5:52)
- Transitioning from the military & decision to apply to college (9:44)
- Transfer application requirements lessons learned (12:25)
- Finding Service to School for application support (14:45)
- Evaluating school fit & overcoming imposter syndrome when applying to highly selective schools (17:48)
- Finding community on-campus as an undergraduate in the Eli Whitney program at Yale University (22:57)
- Decision to go to law school, being waitlisted & applying as a Veteran (26:16)
- Owning your Veteran identity in your applications & translating it into an academic environment (29:32)
- Service to School support for law school admissions & importance of the diversity statement (35:12)
- New approaches when re-applying to law school after being waitlisted (37:41)
- A look back at the biggest lessons learned through application processes & look forward to Yale Law School (45:52)
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