The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Good
I received the second-highest grade in the entire law school class on my brief. It would have been a perfect score, except I went one page over. :-)
I went to speak with my civ pro professor (and also head of Law Review) about a possible law review topic. He was so excited he said that if for some weird reason I don't make law review, he'd want me to do independent research under him on the topic. :-)
Then I spoke with my Legal Writing professor. He called my brief "Exceptional" and spent an hour and a half trying to convince me to do Law Review AND Moot Court. I said I'd try out for both, and go with the one that takes me... he said "Unfortunately, odds are stacked against you that based on your writing skills and your oral argument, they will both accept you... well, maybe that's not unfortunate!" Then he worked with me on a schedule for the next year so I can do both Moot Court AND Law Review. :-)
Um, I'm also acting Vice-President of the International Human Rights Legal Society. Uh, I've also been offered an externship at the Inter-America Center for Human Rights... Um, and also at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (who takes only two applicants per semester)... Um, and I also think that I'll be offered a Research Assistantship with my professor in Human Rights ($15/hr, 20 hrs/wk). Um. Did I mention vice-president of the Women's Legal Society. Uh.
So... Professor told me to do Law Review and Moot Court during the semester and externships/internships during the summers along with two classes so I can reduce the number of class hours needed for the school year.
This summer, my plan is to do two courses (Immigration Law and Children and the Law Seminar) and the Research Assistant position (if I get it). I might also just volunteer at the InterAmerica Center for Human Rights to get a taste of what's going on there.
The Bad
Darfur Day isn't going quite as expected. Last week the President's office once again said they would be able to send the e-mail to all 1100 professors and actually, yesterday, added that they would send it to all 35,000 students as well. (When I heard that I thought it might be a good idea to remove my contact info!) Well, last night they called me to say it wouldn't work out ... no explanation given. :-( So now we just have a table for three days in the Graham Center, a zillion fliers, but no publicity - except perhaps through the newspaper who said they would but I haven't heard back from.)
Ah well...
The Ugly
Um, my house is a mess. It's ugly. I need to hire a housekeeper. Any Recs? :-)