Legal & Research
Close reading, careful argument, and the law: the work I'm proudest of.
Law and Literature: Samuel Richardson's Clarissa
Independent research tutorial with Prof. John Park · New College of Florida · Fall 2026 – January 2027
I'm researching how eighteenth-century legal ideas of consent and criminality shape Clarissa, one of the longest novels in English. This term's work, about 7,000 words, is the groundwork for an integrated English–Political Science senior thesis, and I'm continuing it in a January independent study on consent and John Locke.
"Constitutional Safeguards and the Legitimacy of Government"
Seminar paper · American Constitutional Regime · Prof. Richard Izquierdo · Fall 2026
A seminar research paper in progress; my instructor approved the outline as "a great paper idea."
The American Common Law: Torts and Contracts
New College of Florida · Spring 2026
In Torts, my professor named me the top student in the seminar. I earned perfect scores on every quiz, the midterm, and the final exam, and on the final I built a theory of assault that he said no student had raised before. I also completed The American Common Law: Contracts.
Mock trial
Mock trial camp · Hillsborough County Courthouse, Tampa · June 2024
In four days I learned courtroom rules and procedure, then served as lead attorney for the defense and delivered our closing argument. That afternoon I also testified as a defense witness, staying in character as a 70-year-old Southern woman, and won the award for Best Defense Witness.
Academic distinctions
- The American Presidency (Fall 2025): 98/100, perfect scores on two of three exams, and one of the best essays in the class, praised for "a talent for persuasive writing under tight time constraints."
- Introduction to World Politics (Fall 2025): 99 on the final exam; evaluated as "distinguished from the rest of the class."
- Narrative and Architectural Theories (Spring 2026): final paper called "a tour de force."
- Hillsborough Community College: Associate in Arts through dual enrollment, started at 13; Phi Theta Kappa. Coursework included Introduction to the Court System, American Government, and Ethics.