And the winner is ... BYU

I'm trying to reconstruct this week (yes, it's months later—June was a very bad month for journal entries), but I can't remember anything that happened. Seriously. Besides that I made a choice about which school to go to. I've decided to go to BYU, at least for a year. I called up Georgetown on Monday--the last day they would refund my $500 deposit--and explained that for personal reasons, I was accepting BYU's offer instead. What were these reasons? Well, first of all I was slightly offended by Georgetown's lack of responsiveness to me--I'm speaking mostly of the financial aid department, which not only failed to offer me even a token scholarship, but hadn't gotten back to me more than 3 months after I met the priority deadline. Twice they told me on the phone or in person that my application was complete. But months later, I'd heard nothing. They also failed to respond to several emails. But I don't think that would have kept me from going to Georgetown. At issue is also the fact that I'm having too much fun in Utah right now--Ultimate frisbee, friends, hiking, summer, and so on. I don't know--am I too comfortable? I hope that's not the overriding reason. It'll be nice to be able to jump in on a creative writing workshop or a CS class or maybe even a theater class, all of which should be easier and a lot cheaper at the Y. It would have been nice to be closer to the family, so that's one regret l have.

Anyways, finances may be the biggest thing. I'm a little worried about being locked into corporate law because of loans. With BYU, it's like I'm getting a law degree for free. I figure that for IP law, it really makes no difference whether I go to Georgetown or the Y. I also was surprised to find that just as many clerks at the Supreme Court came from the Y as Georgetown over the last 10 years. Now if I want to teach or do politics, that's where I'm at a disadvantage. But I think I may just transfer after the first year. I'm told that as long as I live up to my potential as far as grades go, it should be pretty easy to transfer after the first year, especially to Georgetown, since I was already accepted there. But I'd like to try Berkeley again. Or something out in California. I don't know that I'm as intrigued by the east coast so much anymore. I like the west and deserts and mountains. (But not snow, of course). Anyway, I figure that if I do decide to transfer after the first year (and who knows, maybe I'll stay), at least I'll save a year's worth of loans.

Oh, and I played mini-golf with Tina, Heather, and Elena on Friday night. Tina killed us, even though she claims she's not very good. It was fun, though. And we ate at Dairy Queen afterwards. Saturday I went to the Worldwide Leadership Meeting. I again showed up late, and they again ended an hour early. But I still got some good training out of it.

Posted June 20, 2004 (11:49 PM) | Comments (1)