Wednesday, March 2, 2011

"The waiting is the hardest part..."

A couple weeks ago, I got all 4 of my law school applications in (3 Tier 1 schools and a solid Tier 3 backup). The schools have another 6 to 8 weeks to get back to me. While I have the rest of my daily life to distract me, I hate waiting. Everyone who knows me knows that I am not the most patient person. I mean, I can be patient with people when they need it, but as far as actually waiting on something, I am horrid.
Having received my clearance to graduate a few weeks ago, I am excited knowing that all of the work I have put in over the last 4 years will pay off in May when I receive my Bachelor's degree, but my need to know the next step in my journey is all consuming. People keep asking me "So what law school are you going to?" and I have nothing to tell them, yet. I almost feel like an orphan with my graduation on the horizon and no school yet to transfer to. Though I would be happy to be accepted by any of them, I definitely have a preference among the schools I applied to, and if I get accepted there, I will probably lose my mind from elation. But if that school rejects me, I am prepared for that too, hence the other 3 applications. Depending on my mood on a given day, I either really want to go to my first choice school or I just really want to get accepted to at least one of the schools I applied to so that I don't feel like an orphan anymore.