Called today (Tues May 17) - the waitlist has officially been activated.  Unfortunately, there's no movement on my account as of yet. I'll send them a letter.  Good luck everyone!

Bars play better music. And when you go often enough, everyone is your friend, including the bartenders who hook you up with free drinks.  What more could you ask for?

I posted this on another Syracuse thread that brought up crime, Wegmans, and Carousel Mall:

I went to SU undergrad and never really felt safe because it's in a dangerous area.  Don't walk around alone at night if you can help it.  However the crime shouldn't stop you from attending and enjoying your time up there.  No one I know (take that as you will) has been a victim of serious harm and anyways most law students live far enough from campus in Nob Hill that they're away from the more serious crime.

The downtown area grew on me throughout the years and my friends and I found plenty of cool places for dinner and drinks.  I miss it.  The shopping is ok at best - don't expect much.  You might feel landlocked but there's plenty of nature stuff to do in central NY.  Oh, and the local Wegmans is 24 hours.  Hope this info answers some of your concerns.

I went to SU undergrad and never really felt safe because it's in a dangerous area.  Don't walk around alone at night if you can help it.  However the crime shouldn't stop you from attending and enjoying your time up there.  No one I know (take that as you will) has been a victim of serious harm and anyways most law students live far enough from campus in Nob Hill that they're away from the more serious crime.

 The downtown area grew on me throughout the years and my friends and I found plenty of cool places for dinner and drinks.  I miss it.  The shopping is ok at the mall but don't expect much downtown.  You might feel landlocked but there's plenty of nature stuff to do in central NY.  Oh, and the local Wegmans is 24 hours.  Hope this info answers some of your concerns.

Do all law schools have a priority waitlist... and if so what is the point. Northeastern and St. John's placed my application on their waitlists.  I'm not really feeling the whole St. John's thing, but I'd love to do public interest law at Northeastern.  What's the point of waiting around and sending so much $$$ to Duquesne if these schools have priority lists that I'm not on... in other words, are they just screwing me around?