Just got home from an afternoon with the cousins and aunt/uncle. Dinner was great, my aunt's a phenomenal cook and my cousins are pretty rad. So most mornings I wake up and check my inbox for any email coming from a law.edu address in hopes that it might be another application decision, normally I don't check on Sundays and Mondays because the it's the weekend in the States and I don't expect much... However, tonight I got home and found a congratulations email from a small virginia law school I applied to as a fall back: William & Mary School of Law, located in Williamsburg. W&M ranks 31st of US News and World Reports 08 ranking, but that's only half the story. They small class size (around 220) and location near the nation's capital make it a great campus if you're looking to get into the govt sector or work in the DC area. As a matter of fact, a law firm I've been keeping an eye on even does campus recruiting. So I've got 2 down and 7 schools to go... Hopefully, this is just the spark to a slew of "accepted" emails coming my way soon... Keep updated at lawschoolnumbers.com

I received my first considerable letter from a law school today: Duke School of Law. It's interesting because up until this point I've received several letters from law schools I'd never heard of and although the first few made me feel pretty accomplished, that feeling faded pretty quickly once I examined the incoming class profile. Duke on the other hand, was ranked 10th in US News and World Report last year and seems to have a great emphasis toward the public sector. Did I mention, they even sent me an application waiver! :D Although I've never really considered attending Duke, I suppose I'm up for applying to see how things work out. Worst case scenario, I get in and file the acceptance letter away to show the grandkids...