Month: December 2004

  • Quantity vs. Quality in Academia

    Something that has always interested me, and which is especially interesting as I prepare to embark on an academic career, is the question of what qualifies as a worthwhile, academic endeavor (in terms of published works, which is still the most widely used measure of academic value). That is, how tightly reasoned does an argument…

  • Updates, and Merry Christmas!

    All my applications – a whopping 15 total, since I’m applying to do a J.D. and Ph.D. simultaneously, where possible – have been submitted, and I actually received my first acceptance letter, today, to Vanderbilt Law School. That was encouraging. In other news, if you haven’t caught the flu, yet, by all means, get a…

  • Law school applications and a really big tree

    The good news: my law school applications are all in. Now, I just have to wait (my Ph.D. applications are going to get finished on Wednesday of next week). The not so good news: a huge tree (about 60 feet tall, 3 feet thick at the base, and 1.5-2 feet thick for most of the…