Echols/Rodman RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Fraternities and sororities are prominent and you will definitely have to deal with them, but they are not a major factor on your social life. I have a mixed opinion on fraternities and sororities, but there are amazing people inside and outside of the system. Don’t worry too much about the system. Normally you find people who end up making the same choice as you Greek-wise. Only one of my friends is pledging (at a sorority) and that’s mostly because her mother was a big sorority girl. The rest of my friends aren’t pledging (most didn’t even rush) so I think that you form a group that won’t have the Greek system affect you.</p>

<p>Rodman and Echols mix to an extent. It’s hard to say just because as an Echols Scholar there are much fewer Rodman Scholars. I only have one close friend who’s a Rodman Scholar, but that’s because there are no Rodman Scholars on my hall. A lot of my friends are close with some of the Rodman Scholars though so the two groups definitely mix.</p>

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<p>does anyone know the requirements to become an echols scholar INCOMING? i’m looking at it for my daughter as it’s the only way she’d consider such a big school.</p>

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<p>Homeschoolmom13,</p>

<p>Most applicants accepted as Echols Scholars are competitive for schools ranked higher than UVa. I was an Echols Scholar and all of my friends chose UVa over schools like Duke, Cornell, Georgetown and UPenn. A few even got into Stanford, MIT or the good Ivies - Harvard, Yale and Princeton. So what does it take to be competitive at top 25 Universities? Top grades, top test scores, rigorous courseload, good extracurriculars, engaging essays and luck. If your daughter is competitive for good schools, she’ll be competitive for the Echols program.</p>