{"id":19598,"date":"2016-02-22T10:18:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=19598"},"modified":"2016-03-10T14:37:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T19:37:49","slug":"day-life-student-darnesha-carter-star-academic-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2016\/02\/22\/day-life-student-darnesha-carter-star-academic-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Darnesha Carter: star academic and advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darnesha Carter knew that she wanted to be an advocate while she was still a high school student in Riverview, Florida. Once\u00a0she had decided that law school was her goal, Darnesha\u00a0took all of the law school prep courses available at Riverview High School.<\/p>\n

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Student Darnesha Carter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it came time to choose a law school, Darnesha said that Stetson stood apart. The friendly campus, a full merit scholarship, and proximity to family made the choice easier.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo someone thinking about law school, I\u2019d say enjoy the experience,\u201d said Darnesha, who is now wrapping up her third year of law school at Stetson. \u201cI wish someone had told me to enjoy the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Stetson law school, Darnesha quickly became a star academic and advocate.\u00a0Participating in and winning second place in Stetson\u2019s Closing Argument Competition for first-year law students, and later becoming a moot court board member, helped Darnesha hone her oral communication skills. She joined the Stetson Law Review<\/em> during her first year and later became an editor. She rose to the top of her class academically. She is a member of the Honors Program and has landed on the Dean\u2019s List every eligible semester of law school. The first in her family to attend law school, Darnesha received the highest grade in Research and Writing and was invited to join Stetson\u2019s moot court team.<\/p>\n