I'm glad I got in, don't get me wrong. Colorado is a great school that I'm lucky to be accepted to. It's also nice to get an ego boost after a period of one rejection and four consecutive waitlists. Applying to law school is very much a test of one's character, questioning your security, confidence, and most of all, patience.
Just a note for anyone considering law school--all my reaches have been rejections or waitlists so far. I don't know the likelihood of getting in off waitlists, but I now know the likelihood of getting into a better school than expected is not very high. Even places that gave me fee waivers (free applications) have put me on waitlists.
I've got two more to go--BC and Stanford. It would be nice to be accepted by my alma mater, but I'm really not holding my breath on Stanford after all these other quasi-denials.
Thank God I got Teach for America. That's all I have to say. I'm so glad not to be forced to wait in tense expectation to be accepted from a waitlist while paying huge deposits to hold my spot at another school.
PS. It was really sad to turn down Lewis and Clark today. They were so amazing every time that I talked to them, and really presented their case much better than any other school applied to. They had a beautiful, informative guidebook and friendly admissions staff. They offered me a lot of money. At least I'll have the chance to apply again in a couple years if I decide law school is the path that interests me most.
