Mane - CP#4

CP#4 – Third meeting with Abdulrahman


Abdulrahman and I decided to again meet at the Dunkin’ Donuts by campus and make that into our usual meeting spot. Since he has to walk from his apartment, Dunkin’ Donuts is the closest and most convenient place for him. During this meeting we mostly concentrated on his future goals and dreams. He told me about which law schools in America he wants to apply to. We talked about the application process and his statement of purpose. We also talked about the reason why he wants to go to a law school in America and not one in Saudi Arabia. He mentioned that this would give him a competitive edge although he would prefer to stay in Saudi Arabia. He is mostly here because of family pressure. Since his family wants the best for him, they thought that they should have him come here, study, then comeback. He wants to do his family proud but there is a lot of pressure on him. He is scared about his chances of getting into law schools because of his English abilities. I proceeded to let him know that since a lot of law schools are willing to grant him conditional admission he does have a good chance of getting into the law schools he has applied to. 

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