Perfecting Your Personal Statement

Jennifer is a double Bruin, having attended UCLA as both an undergraduate and law school student. While attending law school, Jennifer worked as a professional mentor for the UCLA Undergraduate Law Fellows program, which provides early academic development to high-potential undergraduate students and college graduates. Upon graduating law school, Jennifer worked as a corporate attorney for a top 50 law firm for several years before working in legal academia.

As a mentor, Jennifer has coached several current and former law fellows through the law school application process, which included editing and revising essays and providing academic and career coaching. She believes her job as a coach is to ensure students can easily navigate the application process while authentically portraying themselves through their essays. 

Ebehiremhen is a graduate of Duke University, where she majored in Psychology, and is currently a JD candidate at Stanford Law School. Before the law school application process, Ebehiremhen expanded her knowledge of human behavior, social justice, politics, and education with her broad range of extracurricular activities and work experiences. 

Ebehiremhen first discovered her passion for education as an academic tutor for students ages 4-12. As she moved on to Duke University, she began tutoring student athletes in Psychology, helping them prepare for tests. Since then, Ebehiremhen has held teaching positions as an AP Psychology Teacher, an Americorps Teaching Fellow, and a Costanzo Teaching Fellow.