The tuition bill for Western for the year came in yesterday afternoon. I owe a little under $14,100. Not too bad, considering that UofT tuition is over $22,000 this year and most American schools are above $30,000. Paying that off next week and then I’ll be a registered UWO student!

After a nice and relaxing vacation, I am back. I am happy to say that I have now read both books that were recommended by UWO for incoming law students. One contained general background information while the other had more specific tips for surviving law school (including how to prepare legal documents, do research, prepare for a moot, etc.).

I still haven’t recieved my tuition bill, which is a little odd. Hopefully that comes in soon, I want to be finished with paperwork ASAP.

I am also looking for contributors to lawschoolinfo.ca. If you’re interested, contact me (see the About page for info). Thanks.

LawSchoolinfo.ca went live yesterday! Although the content is not entirely finished, a substantial amount answering the most common questions is now available. The rest will be finished when I get back from vacation. Please check it out and let me know what you think. If another law student is willing to help me with the site, I would welcome that too. To contact me, check the “About” page.

http://www.lawschoolinfo.ca

Tomorrow at 5:00PM it all comes to a head: I get the diploma that I spent four years working toward. A shiny BBA to hang on my wall.

I also attended an honours ceremony yesterday where students on the honours list (including myself) were presented with certificates of accomplishment. I was pleased to find out that I am one of only 15 students in my Management program (about 230 people) to graduate with High Distinction.

With some luck, I will be able to replicate these successes in law school. For now however, I’m just happy to be done undergrad.

Sorry for the lack of updates for a while. Last couple of weeks have been crazy between my job, planning for vacation, and pre-convocation stuff.

I got the letter in the mail a couple of days ago informing me that I am, in fact, graduating (with high distinction). Along with it came the letter informing me that I have been named to the Dean’s Honours List. This was a complete surprise and I’m very happy about it. Convocation is next Wednesday (June 10) at 5PM and if you’re bored, you can watch the webcast.

On Friday, I picked up the keys to my apartment in London and took another tour of Western. It is a beautiful campus and it will take me a while until I can find my way around it. Not much else new on the law school front.

I am also diligently working toward launching the website mentioned in my previous entry. I have about 60% of the content written up. The site will also feature a discussion forum for pre-law students. Target launch date is early or mid-July.

Lastly, I will be away from most social networking activities (including this blog) probably until the end of June. I am gone for four days this weekend, Convocation next week, and I’m in the Dominican the week after. I’ll be back home on June 23rd.