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The University of Virginia

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityD Faculty AccessibilityF
Useful SchoolworkF Excess CompetitionD+
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueF University Resource UseA-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB FriendlinessC
Campus MaintenanceB+ Social LifeC
Surrounding CityB Extra CurricularsB+
SafetyF
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, Snooty

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Arrogant, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

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Bright
Lowest Rating
Faculty Accessibility
F
Highest Rating
University Resource Use
A-
She cares more about Safety than the average student.
Date: Oct 19 2011
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
Personally UVA is not a fit for me, and I knew that two years ago as a HS senior. However, after a year of community college, I decided to come here mostly because they had such good rankings. Now that I'm here though I feel like the rankings are pretty much worthless. Anyway, here's some pros and cons in my opinion.

Classes: Sad thing to me was how big they are (300+ people!). A few professors allow questions, but most don't. If you're liberal arts, you have a much better chance of getting smaller classes, but in the sciences it is much harder. You can see the large class size as a positive though because if your professor is useless, and you decide class is not worth attending they will never know. Of course if you decide to do this it's going to take a lot of dedication, but some students actually gets better grades this way.

Professors: Some are great (again mostly in the arts) but many could careless about how much their students are actually learning. Tests can be impossible, and if you're lucky there is a curve. Even when I understand lectures, I have no idea what to do with the test. I definitely feel like I'm paying to teach myself.

Social Life: Study hard, party harder. If you aren't interesting in getting wasted, you might have a hard timing making friends. Hang in there though because eventually you will. Be sure to go to a lot of social events to meet people. Even though so many drink, everyone is still really nice, and you should have any problem getting alone. Oh, and football games are a lot of fun!

Resources: One thing I have no complaints about is that UVA has some great resources (but find the right advisor). They have all sorts of fairs and workshops, and they are pretty well advertised. It's worth your time.

Overall, UVA is just a name with a lot of fluff. Going to UVA doesn't always mean you're any smarter, just that you'll work harder to find the tricks. It's alright I suppose, but not worth it. I'll probably transfer somewhere else.

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