can someone talk to me about UVA?

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<p>im having some difficulty in choosing where i want to go to univeristy - it's between UVA or somewhere in the UK. obviously, theres a huge cultural difference, and ive got a lot of questions. i havent been in school in the states for 5 years, so i dont know whether its going to suit me or not. id REALLY appreciate it if someone currently there would be willing to chat on MSN and tell me about UVA... </p>

<p>my sn is <a href="mailto:tidalrave@hotmail.com">tidalrave@hotmail.com</a></p>

<p><em>thanks</em></p>

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<p>I don't have MSN messenger but if you post questions here I promise you'll get a lot of answers.</p>

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<p>i just want to know how the students feel about the university, i want to hear about everyday student life, academic and social. how is the local town, what is there to do outside the university - IS there anything to do outside the university. what is the general atmosphere, are people open-minded, nice, are there lots of bimbo/jock types, are people clique-y, whats the food like, are there kitchens/can i cook for myself, what dorm is considered the best (i personally like historical buildings, but im also a bit of a snob when it comes to my luxuries, what kind of reputation does each dorm have, what kind of people can i expect to find there), how are the parties? the fraternities/sororities - a general idea of what kind of people go for which. i have some friends in the states and theyve told me that some are full of anorexic blondes, others jocks, geeks, etc etc - quite the stereotypical image. i know some do a lot of good for the community and greater causes...is there anything wound up in environmental protection? are there some school bands? i mean like rock bands... </p>

<p>these reports about rape...is this something i should be wary of? as in, is this really as big a problem as some people make it out to be?</p>

<p>i am coming from europe where just about everything is allowed. ive been exposed to culture shock all my life and found that it wasnt all that shocking for me. but now that im faced with this choice of where ill be making my friends for life, and spending the best years of my life, im suddenly taking it a lot more seriously. </p>

<p>also, how easy is transferring? has anyone recently left UVA for an Ivy? how hard is that, like how many things would i need to get involved in?</p>

<p>oh, and how did UVA get this wild party reputation? what exactly goes on?</p>

<p>sorry, that's quite a lot to answer but it was just pouring out of me.. if anything is incoherent im sorry my eyes hurt so much i cant look at the comp any more..</p>

<p>thanks for your help x</p>

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<p>everyday life at uva will be...much like everyday life at any school. class, studying, eating, haning out, doing some sort of e.c. if you want to. You might start to go out a lot more - people go out 5 nights a week if their schedule allows it - but first year no one really does that.</p>

<p>c-ville is okay. its not the sweetest town in the world that some people make it out to be. there's a strip of bars right by the school called the corner, always a big hang out. you can go downtown to concerts at starr hill, or to one of the bars downtown if you can get rides back and forth. Apparantly the walking mall in downtown c-ville is one of the biggest in the country. You can also travel up route 29 and theres a small mall, and a strip mall with some decent stores. theres 3 or 4 movie theatres around. Townies can be sketchy, I would say for the most part relations between the townies and the students is a little strained.</p>

<p>Most of the people at the school are nice. I wouldn't call people clique-y, but you'll find that more in the frat system. I would venture to say that the majority of people at this school played on a varisty team in high school - but then again they are were the "smart-jocks" type of people. Unless for the recruited athletes - you're not going to find a preeminence of jocks. Most girls arn't bimbo's - but there definately are a couple I can think of off the top fo my head.</p>

<p>The dining halls are okay. Nothing spectacular. Therea arn't kitchens in first year dorms so you can't cook for yourself. </p>

<p>The 2 places you're most likely to live as a first year are Old Dorms or New Dorms. Old dorms look nicer from the outside, but aren't that great on the inside. Lots of cindar block. Hall style. The school does clean the bathrooms of Old Dorms though every day. New Dorms are a little farther away, they arn't as nice from the outside (save the 2 new ones) but are much nicer inside. They are suite style, and they have large rooms with real walls. The 2 actually new buildings in new dorms are hall style and are really nice.</p>

<p>Party scene is what you make of it. You'll never not be able to find a party thursday-saturday night. And when you can't go to a party theres always bars. The frats all have their unique steriotypes - but theres way to many to list. Its much easier to come here and see for yourself. I wouldn't say there is a jock frat, or an anorexic blonde sorority tho. </p>

<p>There are bands you can either start or try to join. But I don't know of any university sponsored rock groups. Usually its a few friends who get together.</p>

<p>The rape thing is soooo blown out of proportion. There has been a guy who has raped like 7 people in 10 years or something. Its just that its the same guy. And he hasn't been around for like 2 or 3 years. You don't have to worry about that.</p>

<p>I wouldn't come here thinking to transfer. Thats pretty stupid. Its no harder or easier to transfer anywhere from here than any other school - so take that as you will. Besides, whether you want to realize it, or the majority of people on this board want to realize it, you won't get a better education at an "ivy" than at UVa. You do well here and you'll be interviewing at the same places their students are.</p>

<p>UVa got its wild party reputation during the 80s. It was a **** show from everything I've been told by alumni. Things have severely calmed down since then, but I'd still call it a party school.</p>

<p>hope this helps</p>