The Contenders

It's probably about time I got around to explaining why this blog got started in the first place.

I sort of surprised myself with this. I was thinking about this trip I'm taking next week, and how I should take my camera, and I was also thinking separately about how, even though I've put off grad school for another year, I'm very fixated on the idea of applying and part of that is that I need to start writing more, because my writing skills have gotten very rusty. And it occurred to me that maybe I needed to start blogging again, so I can write about the things that I enjoy studying, and hopefully get a little better at writing in the process.

So expect some posts on the New Partners for Smart Growth conference next week, which is where I'm going (and assisting with an NCI training session beforehand). Also expect mentions of interesting news articles or developments. I also hope to maybe post a few reviews of books that are related to planning, especially international planning or anything related to law. And if I stick with this long enough, you might eventually read some posts about my attempts to get into a dual law and urban planning degree program at one of the following institutions:

University of Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of California - Berkeley
University of Michigan

I'm particularly interested in international and comparative law. So far UPenn seems like the first choice in that respect. We'll see what my chances are with that.

I just realized that applying to two separate departments within one school will probably mean double the application fees. Doh.