Law Review for Non-Law Students

I had the following comment left on my entry about being invited onto the Law Review:

"Congrats! The only bad part is explaining to non-law-students what law review is and why it's such a big deal."

My response:

Its no problem to me. I just tell them it is like making the top ten on American Idol. I think they understand.

'Course, that raises another question:

If making law review is like making the top ten . . . then does being made E-i-C of the law review, like our good (and very entertaining) friend Mr. Wings&Vodka . . . well, I just have to ask-- does that make him like, uh, Reuben Studdard?