The application process

I've created my law school resume, and I've made the framework of my personal statement. It's time to apply to law schools!
I've gotten a good amount of fee waiver offers, even from decent-to-good law schools like Illinois and Notre Dame.
I've already applied to Virginia, which was not a school I considered in my initial planning for law school application. But when a school as prestigious as Virginia Law offers a fee waiver, it's hard to say "no." Aside from the cheap application, Virginia is also pretty close to home and is a prestigious choice. I will seriously consider Virginia if I am accepted (I am a little concerned that maybe my personal statement was too verbose).
I plan on applying to Duke, as soon as I pony up the cash. I don't think Duke will offer me a fee waiver, and their website explicitly says not to ask for a merit-based waiver. Duke remains a dream at this point.
University of South Carolina still hasn't opened for applications, and, thus, they haven't offered me a fee waiver. I'm pretty excited about the prospect of going back to Columbia and working for a degree in environmental law from Vermont, the country's top environmental law school.

Teaching seniors and having a senior homeroom, many of the students I teach are also going through the application/scholarship process. I feel like my experience is helping them along with their college search, and they are also helping me adjust to the process.