1. Meet a 1L: Shweta Karmakar ’27L

Meet a 1L: Shweta Karmakar '27L Shweta Karmakar is from Bay Shore, New York and received her undergraduate degree at Stony Brook University.

By Law Communications
August 22, 2024

Shweta Karmakar '27L is from Bay Shore, New York. She received a B.S. in Coastal Environmental Studies from Stony Brook University, where she also studied philosophy. Before law school, she was an environmental educator with the New York State parks and an energy advisor at Power TakeOff.

What you are looking forward to in 1L year?

Making friends and learning about bird law!

Hobby/Interest?

I love birding/birdwatching, journaling, playing Sims 4, and reading existentialist novels (namely by Toni Morrison & Dostoevsky [I named my cat after him, 'Fyo'])

Why W&L Law?

Coming to Accepted Students Weekend this March was truly enlightening. Seeing peers eager to help one another out, combined with the beautiful hiking scene and fellow chess fiends, only solidified my decision to enroll. The biggest factors were the sense of community on campus, impressive employment outcomes, and the generosity of alumni and staff to help out current and enrolled students beyond academic success.