I'll either get in or I won't

This is gearing up to be the semester of ultimate free time. I have dropped one class already, taking me to 13 credit hours. I am also going over to the registrar's office tomorrow to ask about taking my On War class Pass/Fail. My reasoning? The only possible negative to doing so is that it might look like I'm taking it really easy this semester If I do, I'm pretty much guilty as charged. At the same time, I don't have to be here at all, so the way I look at it I'm showing intellectual curiosity this semester rather than not working hard. If the looking lazy thing is not an issue for law school apps, I'm going to take it pass/fail, because then it's only downside to taking it for a grade. There's a pretty good chance I wouldn't get an A in the class (large class, subject outside my major, somewhat philosophical bent to the course which isn't my strong suit), and I would prefer to get straight As this semester, even on 9 graded credit hours.

Yesterday was pretty fantastic, as it was the return of my favorite thing on this here Earth, the college football Saturday. The games weren't too great, but there were some interesting notes as it relates to ND football: Michigan stinks (I still think we're going to lose to them, as we might stink more) and USC is really really good (my mind hasn't changed on how that game is going to go either).

The day was actually somewhat quiet for me. Drew and Charles took off on some day trip, and Packy was/is studying constantly for the GRE. My friends off-campus didn't pick up the phone when I called after I realized that Drew and Charles were gone, so I watched the Michigan game (3:30-7) by my lonesome self. Fortunately, Packy pried himself from the test prep and the other guys got back with some Badin girls, so we all watched the night games with the appropriate cold brews.

Sunday at Notre Dame is always quiet, other than the church bells from the basilica. The gym doesn't open until noon, which messes with my preferred morning workout routine, but somehow I deal. (On a tangent: My favorite workout day is Saturday morning. It's always the same messed up neurotic gym freaks like myself who show up when it opens at 9:00 or thereabouts when the place opens while the rest of school is still asleep. One of my favorite feelings at school has been seeing my friends slowly dragging themselves to the shower after having just woken up on a Saturday morning when I've already eaten, read the paper, gone to the gym, showered, and eaten again. Plus I didn't have to deal with a massive hangover. I love being a morning person. Tangent over) So on Sunday mornings I read the NYT Sunday paper, which is pretty time consuming. This morning I also finished off The Wire Season 5.

Allow me to repeat to all four of you who read the blog: get Netflix. Watch the Wire. You will not regret it. I promise.

This afternoon was spent doing... stuff. I don't quite recall exactly how time flies, but it does. I got some homework done, like every other kid on campus. That's what Sundays are for here. That and church, but mass isn't until 10:30PM in Dillon.

As far as law school apps go, I'm going to ask my professors this week or next for recommendations. I've also pretty much set my list for where I am going to apply with my best guess on the outcome:

Yale ("so you're sayin' there's a chance"), Stanford (35%), Harvard (50/50), Columbia and/or NYU (better than even shot), Chicago (75%), U of M (80%), UVA (80%), Duke (90%), and Georgetown. Georgetown waived my application fee, so I figure that's a telling sign, right? Anyhow, I'm not quite sure how I'd rank my preferences right now. I ranked them there based off of the US News and World Report, but I think schools get weighted in my mind based on a couple of important criteria: clerkship placement and, perhaps most importantly, weather. Remember: I'm leaving Northern Indiana's little slice of heaven early because of the cold.

Actually, my odds are completely wrong. What are the chances I get into these schools? It's 50/50.