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Virginia at a Glance

Location:
Charlottesville, VA
Setting:
Suburban
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$10,828
Out-of-State Tuition:
$31,872
Room & Board:
$8,590
Full-Time Undergrads:
14,750
Part-Time Undergrads:
800
More statistics . . .
School Website:
www.virginia.edu
Admissions Website:
www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission
Financial Aid Website:
www.virginia.edu/financialaid
Application Deadline:
January 1
Acceptance Rate:
33 %
Admission Difficulty:
Hard
Average SAT Scores:
1830–2170
Average ACT Scores:
28–32

Best Things

  • Beautiful surroundings!
  • Amazing professors and classes
  • Vibrant, outgoing people
  • Fun social scene
  • More best things . . .

Worst Things

  • The level of competition among students both in the classroom and in extracurriculars
  • The advising system, or lack thereof
  • Parking, or lack thereof
  • Diversity problems such as self-segregation
  • More worst things . . .

Most Popular Majors

  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Engineering
  • Languages and Literature
  • Business
  • More majors . . .

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

Most students talk about the wonderful experiences and positive feelings they associate with UVA. The University has some of the most devoted alumni in the country. Of course, there are those who wished they had gone somewhere else and those who were turned off by things such as the lack of diversity, the prominence of Greek life, student naïvety, or the pretentiousness that is, in fact, present on campus. Those who really like UVA appreciate its traditions, the friendly and outgoing atmosphere, the beautiful setting, and the outstanding academic environment. Students definitely have their share of rough, sad, or aggravating moments at UVA, but when all is said and done, many claim that they couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.

There are so many different experiences here—putting together an unorganized, student-run play with remarkable self-motivated students, studying abroad, drinking wine and chatting with a favorite professor in his/her home, tutoring at a local school, or sunning out on the lawn with friends—that, in the end, are some of the many reasons why students are happy at UVA. If you come to UVA, be prepared to take the good with the bad. In my view, the positive aspects of the University outweigh the negatives, and the environment is as vibrant and intelligent as it was when Thomas Jefferson founded it well over a century ago.

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Campus Strictness at University of Virginia

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Kinesiology and Exercise Science '15

5.0
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You Are an Adult

At UVA, you make your own decisions. If you want to party until the break of dawn, that's your choice, but don't expect sympathy if you failed to take care of your responsibilities first. The staff isn't there to be your parent and it will not baby you. It takes care of its duties and allows students to take care of themselves for everything else. It fosters a lot of maturity on the part of the student, which is perfect for a school such as UVA, where you need to learn time management to get good grades.

Campus police isn't too strict about drinking as long as you aren't doing it in front of their face and their prime concern is your safety, if anything is to happen, not snitching. With that said, drugs aren't tolerated as much, but they are illegal to all people, all the time.

UVA encourages you to be an adult, and allows you to suffer the consequences of all of your actions, good and bad, so you will find yourself treated with a lot of respect and given autonomy here.

May 24, 2012

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Transportation at University of Virginia

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Buses Are Excellent

University buses all run on a 10 minute schedule during most of the day during the week. All on-grounds housing has a bus stop, and the furthest place takes about 20 minutes to get on-grounds. The school has a deal with the public transportation so that students can ride their buses for free too. Most are helpful and cordial as well.

May 24, 2012

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Scholarships at University of Virginia

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Kinesiology and Exercise Science '15

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Great for Me, but Not for Others

I haven't had any problems with UVa's financial aid, however I have only just completed my first year, and many of my upperclassmen friends have. Typically, the problems are easy to resolve if you actually go to the financial aid office, but it is quite a ways away, which is tedious, especially when the problems are things that are their fault. I will say that they are generous with the amount of money that they give, and many of my friends did get some sort of aid. My advice to future students is to just stay on top of them so that nothing major pops up.

May 24, 2012

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