Sam Armstrong

In 2019, Sam Armstrong visited the University of Virginia on a trip with Southern Virginia’s career services team. Since then, UVA has been his dream law school. After earning admission to multiple top-tier law schools, Armstrong recently decided to accept his offer from the University of Virginia Law School—currently the eighth-highest ranked law program in the U.S.

“Anytime I imagined myself attending law school, I saw myself at UVA. Southern Virginia University helped me get there,” said Armstrong. “The individualized attention I got at Southern Virginia University prepared me to further my education.”

In addition to majoring in psychology at Southern Virginia University, Armstrong also interned with Professor Steve Baldridge—a local attorney who frequently teaches politics courses at the University. According to Armstrong, this hands-on, real-world experience combined with his major studies helped prepare him for law school and an eventual legal career.

“The law influences our daily lives, like the way we think and interact with people,” said Armstrong. “And that’s the study of psychology too.”