Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow law school applicants! On this day, We can all take a break from incessantly checking our email and running to the mailbox every five minutes. Instead, we can all relax and spend time with our families and remember all of the things for which we are thankful.
What am I personally thankful for? I am most thankful for my family. My wife is supporting my law school aspirations completely and without this support, attending law school would not even be remotely possible. I am also thankful for living in the United States of America; Earth’s last great hope for individual liberty. In the same vein, I am thankful for living in the great Commonwealth of Virginia, where the tradition of Thanksgiving originated over 400 years ago. And finally, I am thankful that I have submitted all of my first round of applications before Thanksgiving! There are a few that haven’t gone complete yet, but at least they are submitted.
I would like to offer congratulations to all of my fellow applicants who have already received acceptances. That must be a great feeling. I think that several of the safety schools to which I have applied will be sending out acceptances over the next few weeks, but the earliest that I can reasonably expect to hear from George Mason (which as you may recall is my hands-down first choice) is the end of December if the reports on the lawschoolnumbers.com website are to be believed. The self-reported data on LSN indicates that last cycle George Mason made their first acceptance phone calls on December 22nd. This cycle, the application made a big deal about the fact that all communication would be handled by postal mail but I hope that they will still make the calls. Talk about a wonderful Christmas present!!!
If for some horrible, heart-breaking reason I am not accepted to George Mason, then at least the end of December also appears to be when Temple (my current second choice) begins to make their acceptance calls. I hope to start the new year knowing where I will be matriculating so that I can begin planning for 1L.
Until next time, this is Monachus Lex wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving! …
