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Greetings from the Committee
Hi! We’re Cabot’s Pre-law Committee. Whether in our last year of law school (“3Ls”) or in the first, we have all recently navigated the law school admissions process. Our goal is to make applying to law school as painless as possible, so feel free to contact any one of us if you have questions or concerns. To be assigned a non resident pre-law tutor, which is required if you’re applying this fall, please contact the Chair of the Pre-law Committee, Ryan Taylor (rtaylor@law.harvard.edu). You may also contact the Vice Chair of the Pre-Law Committee, Alex Boni-Saenz (abonisaenz@law.harvard.edu), with any general questions about applying to law school, or about the Cabot House Pre-Law Committee's advising process.
Non-Resident Tutors
1Ls
2Ls
3Ls
Ryan Taylor
I grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland, before
attending Stanford University. I graduated in 2004 with a BS in Computer
Science with a minor in Political Science, and an MS in Management Science
and Engineering. During my time at Stanford, I stayed busy serving as Senior
Class President and through community service projects at the public service
center. I also spent time studying at Oxford University and have fond
memories of traveling throughout Great Britain, learning about new cultures,
and immersing myself in a tutorial on the legal systems of Britain and
America.
I am currently a 3L at Harvard Law School, serving in my third year as a tutor at Cabot House. At the law school, my activities have included Supervising Editor for the Journal on Legislation, Chair and Project Coordinator for a clinical group providing negotiation practice and research opportunities, Teaching Assistant for the Negotiation Workshop, and criminal law clinical projects. During my first summer, I worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California in the Narcotics Enforcement Section of the Criminal Division. I spent last summer as a Summer Associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC, and San Francisco.
During my free time, I try to get outside and explore as much as I can. I also enjoy playing all sports. I learned to play squash during my 1L year, and I am always looking for others who want to play! I look forward to becoming more involved in the Cabot community.

Alexander Boni-Saenz
Alex is excited to be joining Cabot House this year as the Pre-Law Committee Vice-Chair and LGBT Tutor. He also
enjoys writing bios in the third person. Alex is crazy about sushi, cats (especially his own), yoga, politics, and games of all kinds. He was raised in Washington, D.C., and came to the College to become a social science guru, studying psychology and government. Later on, he thought it might be cool to be a social policy guru as well, so he voyaged to London to get a Masters degree in how Europe spends its taxes. Then the law seemed interesting, so Alex chose to escape back to Harvard, but not before deferring for two years. He spent that time exploring and living it up in a new cold city with easy beach access (Chicago) and researching health, aging, and disability issues. He returned there this past summer to work for the ACLU, and now Alex is a full-fledged 3L at the Law School working towards a career in public interest law or legal academia, while getting some work in at the Harvard Law Review and Latino Law Review as well. Alex is a great resource for brainstorming creative ways of deferring law school and making it a worthwhile experience once you get there, following a public service path, and discussing politics and minority identities. Alternatively, if you just want to play a game (board, card, video, computer, etc.), grab dinner in the dining hall, or chat about how cats are the pinnacle of evolution, he wouldn't mind that either. Come on by Cabot I-11 and say hello! If you are allergic to cats, we'll chill in a common room.
Kerry Dingle
Hello everyone! I graduated from Cabot House in 2005 and am very excited to be returning this year as a non-resident pre-law tutor. I concentrated in cognitive neuroscience as an undergrad, which entailed lots of fun stuff like playing with monkeys and cutting up a human brain. Somewhere along the way I decided that these experiences would serve me well in law school, so after graduation I spent a year in Washington DC working at a progressive non-profit called the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. Now I'm a 1L at HLS, immersed in the solemn study of law and anxious for some lively non-torts-related conversation. My other interests include vegetarian cooking, hiking and exploring my fabulous new neighborhood Ð Inman Square. I'd love to chat about any of the above and more - so send me an email or grab me in the d-hall!
Ariel Fox
Hi! I'm excited about my first year as a law student and a Cabot house member --- I lived in Eliot as an undergrad ('05), and
was always a little jealous of the superior Quad house-spirit. In college, I concentrated officially in Hist and Lit, and unofficially in
Let's Go and the Unofficial Guide. I spent my year off living the glamorous life of a New York City Paralegal before deciding to come
back here and live the glamorous life of a law student. If you're feeling uncertain about or dead-set on law school, or if you simply
want to chat about Hist and Lit theses, travel guides, or Manhattan law firms, I'd love to talk with you.
David Zimmer
I am originally from Chicago and was a Social Studies concentrator at Harvard, living in Cabot. After graduating in 2004, I spent a year working as a paralegal at a law firm in Los Angeles, and spent last year working in Sierra Leone for the Poverty Action Lab at MIT, which was consulting for a World Bank funded branch of the Sierra Leone government. I am planning on doing a joint degree between HLS and the Masters of Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) at the Kennedy School. I'd be happy to discuss Social Studies, law school, law firms, masters applications, living abroad, Sierra Leone politics, Chicago politics, or basically anything else even if I don't know anything about it.
John Engel
I am from Seattle and attended the University of Washington, where I majored in philosophy. After a few odd jobs I returned to school and obtained a second bachelor's degree in accounting from Central Washington University. I then worked in the accounting department of a men's apparel company for several years before attending law school.
Greta Gao
My name is Greta and I am very pleased to have survived my first year of law school! I was born in Wuhan, China and moved for the first time at 3 with my father to Beijing. We lived in Beijing for the next 9 years, where I was educated in the best communist tradition and was a model "Young Pioneer". So imagine my shock when, at the age of 12, I moved across the Pacific Ocean to big capitalist America, changed my first name, and learned an entirely new language. Over the next 6 years, my family and I lived, in rapid succession, in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. My parents finally settled down in Jersey and they still live there now.
I, however, escaped after high school to the Free Republic of New Haven and spent the next four years contemplating becoming a full-time philosopher (read: jobless daydreamer) at Yale, and was being very successful at this before parental pressures forced me to find something more practical to do with my time. With the generous help of the Bosch Foundation, I lived in Germany for a year, teaching English at the University of Potsdam, drinking many, many beers at various beer gardens in Berlin, and consorting with other former communists and wanna-be philosophers. The year of pretending to work, alas, was over too soon, and in 2002 I was (reluctantly) back in the States looking for real work. I found a wonderful stint at a start-up company in New Haven, and before I knew it, was suddenly managing the small staff and flying all over the country facilitating a global issues workshop for high school students, college professors, and corporate employees. This went on for about three years, during which I agonized over whether I wanted to go to graduate school in philosophy, business, or law. After many soul-searching days, I finally decided on law school and hasn't regretted the choice yet.
My law-related academic interests include international andcomparative law, criminal law, and legal theory. I am also interested in ethics, literature, history, and economics. My extracurricular passions include traveling, classical music, Scrabble (and other games), all sorts of puzzles, and anything that has to do with Germany and Germans. I am very excited to meet all of you, and look forward to seeing you and talking to you around Cabot House!
Ben Keller
Hello everyone! This will be
my first experience tutoring in Cabot House, and I look forward to meeting all
of you.
I grew up in a small town outside
of Buffalo, New York, where I saw enough snow in my childhood years
alone to last a lifetime. I did my undergraduate studies at the University
of Pittsburgh, and received three degrees--a BA in History, a BA in
Political Science, and a BA in French. My classroom education in these
subjects was supplemented by several study abroad experiences, including
a summer at Laval University in Quebec City and a summer in Avignon,
France. For me, the best part of studying abroad was learning that thinking
critically about foreign cultures helps bring more clarity to how we
think about our own way of life. I speak French (relatively) fluently,
and always enjoy practicing if anyone is interested
After college I proceeded directly
to Harvard Law School, where I was a member of the International Commercial
Arbitration Moot Team, and also volunteered in New Orleans over spring
break helping provide free legal services to victims of Hurricane Katrina
who could not afford an attorney. I worked this past summer at the US
Attorney's Office in Buffalo, New York, where I actually had the opportunity
to argue in court before a federal judge on behalf of the United States.
I am now a second year student at Harvard Law School, and will be working
this year in a housing clinic that helps provide legal services to low-income
tenants.
Having grown up in the snow-belt, I love skiing, and I also enjoy hiking and playing soccer and volleyball.
Jenna Cobb
Hey all! I am currently a 3L at Harvard Law School. At HLS, I have coordinated the annual spring conference for the Black Law Students Association, served as a teaching assistant for a first year Criminal Law class, and worked as a research assistant for Professor Charles Ogletree. Currently, I am serving as Assistant Managing Editor for the Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, on the board of Advocates 4 Education, and participating in a criminal justice clinical. During my first summer of law school, I worked at two civil rights law organizations. This past summer, I worked in Washington, D.C. as a Summer Associate at Covington & Burling and Relman & Associates, a small civil rights firm.
I am originally from Detroit, MI and attended undergrad at the University of Southern California. I love to travel, organize events, play games, and meet people. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you this year!
John Lobato
Greetings Cabot House! I am a 3L at Harvard Law School originally from Orange County, California. I graduated from the University of California at San Diego in 2004 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in History. During my time at UC San Diego I was the founder of our pre-law society, a member of the mock trial team, and on the school judicial board. All of that is great, but my true skill was learning to beat the original Super Mario Bros game in less than 15 minutes. I also spent my summers traveling around Europe and a semester studying in Spain.
At the law school, I am a member of the Journal of Law and Public Policy, I am a teaching assistant for first-year legal research and writing, and I am the founder of a social music organization, the Harvard Audiophiles. During my first summer, I returned to San Diego to work at the US AttorneyÕs Office defending the government from lawsuits. This past summer I again went back to sunny California, this time to Los Angeles, where I worked as a Summer Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Outside of law school I have rather substantial obsessions with music, technology, traveling, and photography. Despite my crushed dreams of NBA stardom (my lack of height, and, well, skill put an end to those dreams), I still enjoy playing a lot of basketball. I also love talking politics, so if you want to discuss midterm elections, IÕm your man.
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