UVA Class of 2014 Forum

[arism87]

Anybody TLSers heading to the March 18th ASW? I just signed up and will likely stay with a friend who is a 1L.

I'll be there.

Well don't be a stranger haha...we have to figure out a way to meet up during the BBQ at 5:30. Do you know of any others coming to the March ASW? It looks like most people are going for April, but I am only about two hours away so I decided to attend.

I'll be there for March too!

[paulinaporizkova]

Anybody TLSers heading to the March 18th ASW? I just signed up and will likely stay with a friend who is a 1L.

I'll be there.

Well don't be a stranger haha...we have to figure out a way to meet up during the BBQ at 5:30. Do you know of any others coming to the March ASW? It looks like most people are going for April, but I am only about two hours away so I decided to attend.

I'll be there for March too!

Me too, and r6. I think we are going to go out for happy hour on Thursday night. Ari you still in? Anyone else?

[arism87]

Me too, and r6. I think we are going to go out for happy hour on Thursday night. Ari you still in? Anyone else?

Yeah I think so. I love a good BBQ though so no promises

Also, UVA upped my scholarship so the odds are now in its favor!! IM COMING BACK!

[ksimon2007]

I am up for the happy hour though like Ari I am partial to BBQ haha

[gladiator]

If you're going to do a Happy Hour, you should wait til Friday. The Backyard (a bar on the Corner) has Happy Hour beers starting at 25 cents (starting at 5 PM and increasing 25 cents every 20 minutes) on Fridays.

[r6_philly]

If you're going to do a Happy Hour, you should wait til Friday. The Backyard (a bar on the Corner) has Happy Hour beers starting at 25 cents (starting at 5 PM and increasing 25 cents every 20 minutes) on Fridays.

Haha sounds nice but I have to drive back Friday night.

[paulinaporizkova]

I am up for the happy hour though like Ari I am partial to BBQ haha

we could always just go after the BBQ if we wanted to? i think the BBQ is kinda early, though should i expect drinking to be part of the BBQ?

[paulinaporizkova]

I am up for the happy hour though like Ari I am partial to BBQ haha

Me too, and r6. I think we are going to go out for happy hour on Thursday night. Ari you still in? Anyone else?

Yeah I think so. I love a good BBQ though so no promises

Also, UVA upped my scholarship so the odds are now in its favor!! IM COMING BACK!

sooo can we all be facebook friends so meeting in person is easier?

PM me.

also congrats Ari! how did anbryce go?

[joemoviebuff]

If you're going to do a Happy Hour, you should wait til Friday. The Backyard (a bar on the Corner) has Happy Hour beers starting at 25 cents (starting at 5 PM and increasing 25 cents every 20 minutes) on Fridays.

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[arism87]

I am up for the happy hour though like Ari I am partial to BBQ haha

Me too, and r6. I think we are going to go out for happy hour on Thursday night. Ari you still in? Anyone else?

Yeah I think so. I love a good BBQ though so no promises

Also, UVA upped my scholarship so the odds are now in its favor!! IM COMING BACK!

sooo can we all be facebook friends so meeting in person is easier?

PM me.

also congrats Ari! how did anbryce go?

I will PM for the fbook friendship and you can officially be my first TLS facebook friend!!! lol

The AnBryce interview is in 3 weeks-ish, I was in NYC for a part-time job interview- but that was a fun trip! lol

[arism87]

If you're going to do a Happy Hour, you should wait til Friday. The Backyard (a bar on the Corner) has Happy Hour beers starting at 25 cents (starting at 5 PM and increasing 25 cents every 20 minutes) on Fridays.

It is generally my policy not to go to bars that didn't exist when I went to UG there. I guess if I'm going to go to law school at UVA I'll have to reevaluate, lol

[ksimon2007]

I am up for the happy hour though like Ari I am partial to BBQ haha

Me too, and r6. I think we are going to go out for happy hour on Thursday night. Ari you still in? Anyone else?

Yeah I think so. I love a good BBQ though so no promises

Also, UVA upped my scholarship so the odds are now in its favor!! IM COMING BACK!

sooo can we all be facebook friends so meeting in person is easier?

PM me.

also congrats Ari! how did anbryce go?

I will PM for the fbook friendship and you can officially be my first TLS facebook friend!!! lol

The AnBryce interview is in 3 weeks-ish, I was in NYC for a part-time job interview- but that was a fun trip! lol

I'll send a pm as well...Also I'm hopeful that there will be "drinks" at the BBQ.

[suspicious android]

I'll send a pm as well...Also I'm hopeful that there will be "drinks" at the BBQ.

There was a couple kegs at the BBQ last year if I recall correctly, also pretty good wine and bottled beer at the supreme court clerk reception on Saturday.

[arism87]

I'll send a pm as well...Also I'm hopeful that there will be "drinks" at the BBQ.

It's UVA.. if there are no drinks, I've been misled.

[ksimon2007]

I'll send a pm as well...Also I'm hopeful that there will be "drinks" at the BBQ.

It's UVA.. if there are no drinks, I've been misled.

Good point haha...

So supsicious does that mean that Professors are game for a few keg stands?

[gladiator]

If you're going to do a Happy Hour, you should wait til Friday. The Backyard (a bar on the Corner) has Happy Hour beers starting at 25 cents (starting at 5 PM and increasing 25 cents every 20 minutes) on Fridays.

It is generally my policy not to go to bars that didn't exist when I went to UG there. I guess if I'm going to go to law school at UVA I'll have to reevaluate, lol

Just tell yourself it's Buddhist...because it 99% is, even down to the $2 Sols.

[suspicious android]

So supsicious does that mean that Professors are game for a few keg stands?

I don't think any of the professors were there for the BBQ, and at the reception everyone was trying to be all intellectual-like for that sort of behavior, what with the august presence of the few, the revered, the ELECT, the supreme court clerks.

[McDeere]

Does anyone know if there will be time during ASW to look at apts or is the schedule pretty packed?

[bluecrab5448]

Does anyone know if there will be time during ASW to look at apts or is the schedule pretty packed?

Going off on the Thursday-Friday tentative schedules, events seem to be pretty packed, though there is a 15 min break in the afternoon to go apartment-hunting.

I would just go super early on Thursday or stay an extra day on Saturday to look at apartments and Charlottesville in general.

[suspicious android]

Does anyone know if there will be time during ASW to look at apts or is the schedule pretty packed?

It's pretty tight, just show up early or stay late.

[616rewind]

How do people typically find roommates for 1L? I'll be at the Admitted Students thing next week but other than that, no real ideas...

[McDeere]

Does anyone know if there will be time during ASW to look at apts or is the schedule pretty packed?

Going off on the Thursday-Friday tentative schedules, events seem to be pretty packed, though there is a 15 min break in the afternoon to go apartment-hunting.

I would just go super early on Thursday or stay an extra day on Saturday to look at apartments and Charlottesville in general.

15 minutes? Are you serious? I'm supposed to find an apartment in 15 minutes? lol

[sundance95]

Having done two separate days of apartment hunting in C'ville, I can definitely assert that you need at least a full day to do it right. There's a lot of bullshit out there, and just a few landlords who aren't full of it. The C'ville real estate market took a huge hit in the last year and a half, but there's a lot of landlords who seem to think that they should still be able to rent out their properties at 2008 prices. The fact is that it is a renters' market but most of the brokers/landlords try to sell it like it is a landlords' market, and probably will continue to do so until around June. They can do this because it is a college town, but from what I understand, enrollment is down at the University and not every unit will be leased.

Caveat-I was looking for a two bedroom, preferably in a free standing home, for my wife and I. I have a car so this will work for me. If you are dead set on living at a walkable distance from North Grounds, then you are pretty much locked into Jeffersonian/Ivy Gardens from what I understand.

Tips: Do a lot of homework before you go. Don't be afraid to ask for things, like a reduction in rent, or if they would keep the rent the same for three years. Most landlords hate showing properties so if you tell them you would like to live in a unit for three years, they will respond favorably.

Don't let yourself get hard sold. I've rented apartments in DC and SF (probably the bloodiest rental market in the country, save Manhattan) and the hard sell I was getting from one broker was just absurd. It's a college town, not a rent control city. Every unit was going to be shown to at least three other couples THAT DAY! (Mind you, this was in February) I finally told her straight up that I was looking for my apartment and did not care how much more it was going to be shown.

[joemoviebuff]

Just got my email from the Jeffersonian. It's all happening....

[esq]

Just got my email from the Jeffersonian. It's all happening....

What was your WL #?