After 12 years of working in the journalism field, fate stepped in, and Vosti had to pave a new way for himself. A friend of his had taken to politics and had run for and eventually won the title of Mayor of Hammond, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago. Vosti, who took an interest in politics, had helped his friend with that campaign and a few subsequent ones. Following a loss in the fourth election, though, Vosti decided it was time to move on since he was now officially out of a job. When Vosti was younger, many people said he should become a lawyer, so he decided to follow their advice and do just that. In January of 2005, Vosti went back to hitting the books—this time, law books. He registered at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
"Law seemed the inevitable transition," said Vosti. "I enjoy trying to understand the law's development through history."
With his passions for journalism and history, law has been a good transition for Vosti. He emphasized that the legal field has a lot of great opportunities for graduates.
"I have been surprised by how broad the field of law is," Vosti said. "You need to experience as much of it as possible so you can get an idea of the many different areas you can practice in."
Vosti added that his opportunities have taught him a lot and that students should explore their options.
"You don't necessarily have to litigate; you don't necessarily have to write a complaint; you don't necessarily have to be stuck in the back office. But you can do those and a whole lot more...I'm amazed at the possibilities" he said.
Vosti has always said that student associations can prove to be beneficial. He has been in numerous organizations, including working for the school's newspaper, The Decisive Utterance, and other student-run groups.
Vosti was one of the students who represented his law school at the ABA's Negotiation Competition in Miami some months ago. His team placed second, and they were invited to compete as the U.S. representatives at the International Negotiation Competition in Singapore in July. At the event, the team placed sixth in the world.
"You learn more from [student] associations than you will from what you have to study in class. The lessons are more practical and will impact you longer than the book learning, though not to minimize the importance of reading the law," he explained. "You will probably meet a lifelong friend through the associations outside the classrooms, and they are a great source of and resource for networking, which is probably three-quarters of the battle after graduation."
Vosti knows that experience comes with age, but he also enjoys learning from his fellow classmates, young or old.
"Being an older student is a blessing," he said. "My classmates are a source of much delight, enthusiasm, support, and amusement. I am definitely not hip in most areas, but I hold my own, and that is a source of genuine happiness."
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In the future, Vosti plans on working in the private sector. Ideally, he said, his "dream" career would be getting a "decent buck from [doing] good work in the First Amendment area—speech, religion, and press." This summer, Vosti is interning with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's fair housing office in Chicago. As for the next few months, Vosti is focusing on finishing law school. He is set to graduate in January 2008.
Vosti encourages people to branch out of the classroom and get various kinds of experience. Although he is older now, Vosti indicated that his words of wisdom have yet to be discovered.
"I'm too young to stop learning," Vosti said.
