Wait, listed

So I got waitlisted today at the UMN Law School.

I was a little surprised, but I think law schools across the board may be pretty conservative this year for two reasons:

1. More applicants due to the economy tanking. There is a correlation between economic hardship and law school applicants - my consultant told me that she had two clients, a husband and wife, who used to work for Lehman Bros and AIG. Enough said.

2. Schools are taking fewer applicants due to too many students accepting seats in previous years' classes.

I think the first reason may be stronger, but I'm sure it's a combination of those and more factors. Or I'm just looking to rationalize why I got waitlisted. It's plausible.

On the other hand, I got into the University of Colorado - Boulder today! They were higher on my list because of their really good environmental law program (ranked 4th), their location (Boulder, c'mon!), and their overall strength ~30th overall. And they got a beautiful new LEED certified law building. I think I could get used to living in a place surrounded by mountains with sunshine 300 days of the year... kind of like Houghton, except the opposite.

I've also gotten into Boston College and UC-Davis. So that covers the West Coast, the Mountains, and the East Coast. I have no idea which one I'd chose if it was between these three. The bad (I guess good) news is that I'll have to chose between probably 3-4 more, so if you have any suggestions, speak up!!!!