It’s been a very busy week in our office! We continue to read the Early Action files so that all decisions will be mailed by January 15th as promised. There’s a lot of applications and we like to take our time with each one – so it has been a jam-packed week of reading. We’re all very tired but we’ve been inspired by your experiences, passion and goals.

We’ve also had lots of visitors to the law school because many of you are on break for the holiday. It’s always great to see people take the time to do this. Visiting the law school really helps you understand our culture. I often have applicants tell me that they have such a better understanding of who we are and what makes us different once they come here. I also love to hear when they’ve had a great time meeting the people in our community – the common phrase is, “everyone is so friendly here!�

So if you can fit it into your schedule, come for a visit – we’d love to have you. You can find out more by going to http://www.slaw.neu.edu/admiss/visit.htm

On another note, can you believe the election season is starting? We’ve all been discussing the candidates and agree we have a lot of homework to do to find out all we can about them and their positions on important issues. Just today one of our staff members, Jennifer, sent us a bunch of different op-ed pieces and articles about candidates. I, for one, can’t stop listening to NPR! It’s a lot of fun and interesting to chat about what’s going on. I hope you’re doing the same.

Take care and I look forward to sending you another blog soon.