<p>Only consider schools that you feel fit you. If Duke didn’t “click”, it didn’t click. It’s okay if it’s not for you. Unless finances must be your #1 priority, take Duke and A&M off the table. </p>
<p>Duke is <em>not</em> the highest ranked of the schools you’re considering. Williams is actually more prestigious than Duke, so if you were considering Duke mainly because you’d thought it was more prestigious than Williams, you were incorrect. Williams is elite. It’s one of the top schools in the country. </p>
<p>It sounds like Williams and Notre Dame are your true top choices. </p>
<p>Notre Dame is a great school, and certainly the best Catholic college in the US, perhaps in the world. It’s not quite as prestigious as Williams, but that’s not going to matter. It’s still really, really good, very well ranked overall, and being the #1 Catholic college is a big deal. It means the name has serious pull, and devoted alumni. </p>
<p>I have no doubt that you’ll be well able to get into a top law school from either school. </p>
<p>The weather in either place will take an adjustment at first, but there will be plenty of people from warm weather places at both schools. You can moan and complain with each other, try to take the edge off that way :lol: Spring and fall will be glorious, though. Really stunning, and you’ll find winters a lot easier to deal with if you get involved with something that is unique to the location in winter; something you can’t do in Texas, for example. Take up skiiing, learn to figure skate, learn to speed skate, join the curling team, learn to snow shoe, go sledding - do something active that takes advantage of your location, and makes winters more fun. This can <em>really</em> help, and it gives you something to look forward to in winter.</p>
<p>In my opinion, winter at Notre Dame is a bit harsher than that where Williams is located. Both have winter, yes; but there’s more sun in New England in winter than there is in Indiana, and less wind.</p>