how in the &*(^ do we figure this out!?

some pics from ut law:
so nice to spend a few days where it's warm and actually becoming green already my favorite march thing to do!). physically, ut law is like texas in some ways: lots of space and sky.

the world's best tour guide and most tolerant host sits in the library (notice the shorts in mid-march):


also in that pic above, notice the walls of glass, which look like this:


really a lovely place. even the stacks are colorful:


all this cool art everywhere. hard to tell what this is from the pic, but it's an ancient lock (from persia, maybe? -- i've forgotten).
this "where to go" decision really is tough.

first of all, i still don't have all the schools' answers.

three of the answers i have are some form of "maybe" now.

and there's the money -- how important will the level of debt be, considering the great loan repayment stuff for people who do public service law?

is it better to go to a school where i can be at the top of the class, shine, get the good spots and the attention of profs? or is it better to go somewhere where everyone is my level or better?

and how important is the school's ranking or reputation? i tend to blow that off to some extent, as long as it looks like i'll get a good education, since i want to work in death penalty arena -- it's not like i'll be competing for corporate jobs. but as one law prof pointed out, the credentials from top schools can sometimes be important, because they help to legitimize whoever i work for.

and how important is it to study with people who are doing death penalty work? is it better to go to a "better" school?

and how much better is it if i go to a school in the south, where the death penalty is?

big school with more class choices, profs, etc.? or is smaller better?

and how important is it to leave myself open to further Guidance in all this? maybe i'll end up being drawn into international human rights or something else? will the Right school necessarily be the logical one? who knows?

and all this without mentioning the huge question of eric's location preferences and work needs . . .

sigh.

say prayers, hold us in the Light, send good thoughts, whatever is your way . . . thanks!