I’m on a bus on the way back from Charlottesville — I was at the University of Virginia, to be exact, home of the Cavaliers, or the “Hoos” as they refer to themselves. While UVA was lovely, getting there was … not. I got to Penn Station around noon and realized I had left my wallet in a different bag. Sigh. I ended up missing my bus to D.C., which caused me to miss my transfer to go from D.C. to Charlottesville.

While there are a LOT of ways to get from New York to D.C., there are only a few ways to get from Charlottesville to D.C. Namely, Greyhound, Amtrack (sold out) and by Air (very expensive). I ended up taking a Greyhound at 2:15 AM to arrive at Richmond at 4:30 AM. Then, I went from Richmond at 5:30 AM to arrive at Charlottesville at 6:50 AM. I finally, finally got to Sleep Inn at 7:30, unpacked, took at shower and called a cab to get to UVA at 8:45 — just 15 minutes before registration ended and with no sleep. I looked pretty rough that morning, haha.

Anyway, the rest of the trip proceeded much more smoothly, I really liked the current students I met, and I was really excited about the IP Law Curricular Session thing I attended, which reminded me of why I wanted to study law in the first place. The professor discussed why or why not and based on what grounds comedians would or could have a cause of action against other people who stole their jokes, haha.

OF course, I know I’ve been talking about not going to law school, but as much as I want to work in publishing, I do think I’d eventually want to go to law school – in which case, I’d rather do it now than later. Furthermore, I do think practicing publishing law wouldn’t be a complete impossibility from the sounds of it, which is still what I’d love to do. Most importantly, I like the idea of practicing law, which at the end of the day is what should determine whether someone does or does not go to law school.

As for UVA, while I am undoubtably glad I went to visit, the trip really wasn’t determinative. My main reservations are job prospects, location and diversity when it comes to UVA and honestly, I still have those fears.

So that’s where I am. Law school applications are behind me, and law school deposit deadlines loom ahead. I’ll see in the coming weeks how the situation develops.