University of Virginia-Main Campus Top Questions

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It's a place where well-roundedness is cultivated; there isn't a focus on one area, it's a healthy spread across the board.

The gorgeous campus combined with the students who study hard and are brilliant but at the same time are spirited members of their community, both within and outside of the University.

UVA is a good balance of everything. With about 13,000 undergrads, it's a good size between smaller schools and larger schools. Charlottesville is an hour away from Richmond and two hours from Northern Virginia/Washington D.C., so it's not far from larger urban areas. The football and men's basketball teams have had tough seasons, but the ACC competition is still great to take in, and the social scene is great too.

UVa is an amazing university, but it?s not the school that sells itself?it?s the students. UVa students can do everything all at once, from Greek life to intramural and club sports, community service, and so on, while maintaining a high level of academic achievement. You will see students jogging early morning, hitting up the library at night, cheering on our football team on Saturdays, partying on weekends, and then walking dogs at the animal shelter during the few free hours they can find. No college could ever have a more outgoing, caring, and well rounded student body.

Perfect balance of social life and academics, very active student body, and very ambitious and involved students

The historical setting of the grounds makes it a really interesting places to attend classes, and all of the classes offered are interesting. The social setting is very energetic without taking away from the academic environment.

The architecture. It's beautiful. The Rotunda for example if gorgeous. Even the hospital is fun to walk through. I will give it to the school, they put lots of thought into the architecture and it paid off.

It's emphasis on education compared to some of the other schools I was looing at.

It's a great value for the education and people are very balanced between doing well academically and having a social life. Even though people are very academically focused, the environment and overall feeling on campus is very relaxed.

beautiful grounds incredibly fun town "Downtown Mall"

Thomas Jefferson fanaticism

Has strong alumni network. The school is considered a public ivy institution. Students who live in-state pay little for the education. There is an Access UVA financial aid plan to reduce student loan debt. The campus is beautiful. The school is engaging and has national recognition.

My first year at the University was difficult for me. Learning to adjust to a new environments academically and socially proved to be very stressful and overwhelming. One night as I was stressing over a chemistry test, I took a walk with one of my hallmates down the lawn. The rotunda was all lit up because it was after Lighting of the Lawn and the lawn was really quiet. I am not eloquent enough to describe the scene, but needless to say it was beautiful. Just standing on the lawn, and reflecting on how I got to UVA and my 1st semester so far, I realized that I was part of a legacy, a part of history. The lawn is almost 200 years old, people such as Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allen Poe, and Tiki Barber have walked upon the same area that I was standing on.

My school has an amazing undergraduate, graduate and medical school and I hope to attend all three of them. All of their courses require the student to do their best, if they don't then they won't do well here. This is what attracted me. I didn't want an easy school. After visiting many schools, UVA won my heart because of the college community and the local community of Charlottesville. They seem to be one in the same here because both extend themselves to the other. Coming from a very small town, UVA is just perfect for me.

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Strong academic and athletic focus

I am truly impressed by the way University of Virginia students truly take charge of their own educations. The focus on Student Leadership and Self-Governance here is extreme and long-standing, and it gives all students the chance to become personally involved in the way the University works. Every student can create the kind of University he wants to attend and take full advantage of the opportunities offered by clubs, classes, professors, sports, and, perhaps most importantly, other students. Also, our honor code (student developed) is quite unique, and a point of pride for the University's students.

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The cohesiveness of the campus and traditions here