![]() Most Greek students I’ve met have been dull, lack individuality, and don’t seem smart (I’m surprised they were accepted). 40% of the school is Greek (after spring rush). UVA, besides the Rolling Stone article, is infamous for its lack of diversity, its lack of culture, and its greek scene. They feel trapped because if they transfer out they either lose prestige or they pay a lot more than they’re paying now, so that is why the retention rate is so high- it’s not an indicator of happiness. Many people that I’ve met do not like UVA, and like TV4caster said are only staying for the prestige of the degree. Also, they’re not a student so they do not know what student life is like. I would not take advice from an admissions officer, as it is their job to advertise the school. He could not be having a better first year college transition.Īdditionally, my husband and I both had a great time at family weekend! OOS student, knew no one at UVA, Northerner, not a drinker, and somewhat reserved socially. It was his choice after spending time at DOL. Very rigorous academic environment, per him.Īgain, we didn’t want our son at UVA. Loves his classes, the assigned readings, classroom discussions, and his professors and TAs. He is awestruck by his academic experience. Now he is taking only classes that he is super interested in, which makes him very, very, happy.Īlso, he really loves his classes and his professors. He had them all done after doing he second writing requirement and non-western perspective class first semester. He did much better at UVA with fulfilling his distributions and competencies than he would have at the other schools he was considering. I neglected to add that additionally, UVA was MUCH more generous than other universities when applying my son’s AP credits. My son was there for about 36 hours and said, how are we going to tell dad this is where I want to go to college? There are a lot of great ways to do college, and I would really encourage you to enjoy DOL. This was a tough year with loss of Hannah Graham and the RS article, AND my son has had a great experience. He loves the beauty of the campus and the weather He says he likes UVA because the kids are super smart, engaged, nice and welcoming. When I ask my son is he happy to be at college, or happy at UVA, he reports both. He has made a ton a very nice friends and found a balanced/nerdier fraternity he is pledging, because everyone was so nice, they are diverse, with high GPAs and not rabid drinkers. My son has had a great experience to date. I imagined those students might be somewhat marginalized on campus. I approached the HILLEL and LGBTQ tables, asking about their experiences on campus–they had great things to say (although admitting Charlottesville is no Ann Arbor). UVA was NOT what I thought going into the DOL experience. I googled infomation about underrepresented minority retention and graduation rates and was very impressed. What did I find at UVA? Really smart, well spoken kids and much more diversity than I had imagined. My son had interest in UVA and I really wanted to make sure he knew what he was in for, so to speak. We spent THREE days in Charlottesville for DOL. Mostly Southern culture and amusement with the thought of getting dressed up for football games, class, etc. My concerns? lack of diversity, elitism, prevalence of Greek life, Southern culture. I had a lot of concerns with my impressions of UVA and UVA grads having lived in NOVA, doing a medical residency in the DC area. ![]() My husband and I lived in DC for awhile, but both went to Michigan for undergrad and were in the midwest for professional school as well. He never drank in high school–pretty serious student, kind of nerdy. ![]() ![]() My son is a first year student at UVA who has recently completed fraternity recruitment. I would really encourage you to keep an open mind. I actually took the time to sign up for a CC account, compelled to reply to your message.
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