Congrats to all those who got in! I am kicking myself because I forgot Baylor had an early action program and applied 3 days after the deadline (as pathetic as this sound, this will be the FOURTH time I have applied to this school, but the first time with a higher LSAT). I love the facilities there and the campus (was an undergrad there). Plus, one of my favorite studying spots is across the street from the law school at the Chili's/Starbucks parking garage complex (a lot nicer than you think
). FYI, Baylor is not affilated with the Southern Baptist Convention but it is still a Baptist school (it was only keeping that status for the money it got, but the administration decided that its academic integrity was more important than a couple million dollars a year from some uber conservative religious zealots. Also, the law school is nothing like the undergrad so dont worry about being brainwashed (it is no where near as conservative as BYU or GMU for that matter). True, you may have to stay in Texas after you graduate but its not impossible to move. The special prosecutor against Nixon was from Baylor and I met a Baylor Law alum in Brussels, Belgium who was a partner at an international firm Paris (he scared the hell out of the local European litigators LOL). Waco is not too bad, but I earned a 4.0 living here as an undergrad (with a part-time manager job) and the classes are pretty difficult (I am comparing similar course work from UT and A&M).
If you do visit the school, go down University Parks (the same main road the law school is located on) towards downtown and just visit the warehouse district and partial nightlife there. The favorite spots there are Crickets (with hundreds of beers on tap), Ninfa's (great Mexican food and Ninfa-ritas), Treffs (good bar but small), Slowpokes (great BBQ and almost a hundred TVs including personal ones in your booths), Grationos (really good italian and a NICE interior), and these are all located right next to eachother. You will also see Arty Fleish and other White House folks at Damons across the street when the President visits Crawford. You should also check out George's (top rated bar by Maxim and home of the Big-O beers and margaritas) and some of the local restaurants. EVERYTHING is cheap here (you can get a nice apartment with almost 1000 sq/ft for about $500/month with some, if not all, utilities included. Beer at a bar, yes that ultimate commodity for price comparison
, will run you at about 3 bucks a pint at non-happy hours (and we are not talking Keystone). Plus, if you ever DO get a weekend off, Austin is an hour and a half away and so is Dallas (been to a lot of Maverick, Stars, and Ranger games in my time there). If you have any questions about the area or school, go ahead and ask. Baylor (and Waco) gets a bad rap for things that are all based on rumors or speculation. Again, congrats and good luck! (Oh, and if you don't want to go, please release your seat to those of us who need every chance we can get
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