Paul T. Ferri

1st year law student

University of Toledo

I started law school at the University of Toledo this fall after graduating from Miami University in May of 2004. As an undergrad at Miami, I majored in political science, history, and American studies. It is the AMS degree that I have found to be most helpful in graduate school. Like law classes, AMS courses at Miami are very analytical in nature. Learning how to analyze readings and effectively communicate my findings as an undergrad, has put me at an advantage amongst my law school classmates who had more traditional undergraduate experiences. In AMS, there are no facts; there are no formulas or calculations a student can do to come up with an answer. The only way to reach an answer while studying an AMS topic is to explore that topic from as many angles as possible, eventually fleshing out your own conclusion. The same can be said of the study of law. The written, oral and analytical skills that I developed in the discussion-oriented classes at Miami, have proved to be invaluable as I continue my education and beyond.