Admissions and Financial Aid Blog

Last week was Orientation for all the new students – a total of 246 MSEL, LLM and JD entering students.  The Admissions staff always approaches Orientation with very mixed feelings – this is what we have worked for all year long.  The class moves to town, begins Orientation, and then we are done.  The Office of Student Affairs, the faculty, the campus departments take over the process of providing a legal education.  We spend a couple of weeks closing out files, writing reports and scheduling our fall travel.  Then we are out on the road again, meeting all the new prospects for the entering class of 2007.

Okay, I can’t close out a posting without talking about the weather.  It’s been cold.  Yesterday, I thought I was going to freeze.  The temps never went above the mid-50’s and it rained most of the day.  It’s still cloudy today, but temps have risen to about 70.  It’s still August, I don’t even want to think about the winter yet. 

We have several new bloggers this year – I hope you enjoy their tales regarding life at VLS. 

Summer is so much fun in Vermont . . . even if you aren’t a skilled athlete.  Last weekend, we went up to Shelbourne to visit Shelbourne Farms.  It’s on the outskirts of Burlington, right on Lake Champlain.  We had brunch in the farmhouse (all local food products), looking out over the lake and the beautiful gardens.  Then we spent a couple of hours walking around the house, the gardens and the barns.

Summer goes as fast as it comes.  The mornings are very cool, about 50 degrees before warming up to the low 70’s.  The late summer flowers are blooming and allergies are kicking up a storm.   When you look out over the mountains, you can see lots of changes.  The vivid greens from spring and early summer are now becoming dull – a prelude to the vibrance of fall.

Orientation starts this coming Monday.  We have new students all over campus – along with assorted partners, children, parents, etc.  Moms are taking photos of everyone and everything on campus before heading back home again.

Have fun while you can this week – real life begins on Monday morning!! 

This has been quite the “weather” week in Vermont . . . and all of the northeast.  High heat, humidity, thunderstorms, etc. have hit us all.  Thank goodness it only lasted a few days, now we are back to normal and the temps are predicted to remain in the high 70’s to low 80’s for the next week.

This summer has gone by so fast! The Admissions Office has been quite busy this week, greeting all of the new students who are moving to town.  They are so nervous and excited to be here – and we are delighted to see them again.

There are lots of happenings in our area this weekend – I look forward to participating in several.  I’ll tell you about them next week, so have a good weekend.