Abraham Souza is the Assistant U.S. Attorney at Department of Justice. The below comments were obtained shortly after the completion of his undergraduate degree in 2011.
“As a history major, I became a scholar of the past but also, and perhaps more importantly, an educated person. History taught me to read thoroughly and write clearly, two disciplines that seem to be less and less common in today’s world. With the help of my professors, I learned to synthesize large quantities of information, often from different types of sources. These skills are valuable in any endeavor, and I know that they will assist me in law school. My experience with primary and secondary sources already allows me to gain a good understanding of the cases I read, and helps me to grasp them quickly. Memories of constructing an original thesis during my senior year will no doubt aid me in legal writing. I am certain that the History major equipped me to be successful. And I enjoyed it so much.”