Law School Visits: Duke

Duke is great.  The facilities are beautiful, including a brand-new law library.  The quality of education is on par with UVA, and their clinics and journals are also comparable.  Housing in Durham is easy to come by.  I don’t know how to choose between Duke and UVA.  Thing is, I may not have to- Duke has yet to let me know if I’m in or not.  I went to the admissions office to ask personally, and they confirmed that they’ve received my complete application, but there’s no decision.  A few schools want enrollment deposits in early April, so if Duke doesn’t get in touch with me soon, they’re out by default. 

That’s not necessarily a bad thing.  At this point, UVA is still my top choice.  I do worry that maybe the fact that I saw UVA first has influenced me too much.  Dad relates that when he and Mom were looking for a house many years ago, they kept comparing everything the realtor showed them to that old fixer-upper they’d seen first- which they ended up buying.  UVA is far from being a fixer-upper, of course.  Nothing’s in stone, though.  Tomorrow I’m going to visit William and Mary, which is also high on my list, and they’re the only school to offer me a scholarship.  I’ll keep you posted.