<p>So I hear UVa is a huge campus where everything is miles apart. Is this a false generality or is there some truth to this? Will I have to take a bus to class? Will I be able to get used to the campus? Etc. What do you current students or people who have visited think?</p>
<p>Things aren't so far that it's a huge inconvenience, but I would say that, yes, things are relatively widely spaced out. Each time I've been on the grounds I have noticed that there is a lot of walking here as opposed to many other schools.</p>
<p>not as spaced out as northwestern's two campuses. cville is a great place. plus you can get anywhere by bus</p>
<p>The Grounds at UVa really is not all that spread-out. As a first year, your dorms will be extremely close to all the academic buildings. Many classes are right across the street from old dorms (especially if you're in the E-school) and the furthest academic buildings aren't more than a 5 minute walk from there.</p>
<p>There's plenty of walking but you're young enough that you should just man up and walk. Seriously. In my three years here, I've taken the bus twice.</p>
<p>Cav:
I don't know what your major is, but you have great potential as a Diplomat. All kidding aside, you excel at cutting to the heart of a matter clearly and concisely, as shown in your post above.</p>
<p>Cav as a diplomat! Hopedad you are too funny.</p>
<p>"man up and walk.."</p>
<p>Is this just me or is Cav's comment rather sexist?</p>
<p>barboza,</p>
<p>It's you. </p>
<p>For biomedical engineers, some classes are about 10 minutes away because the BME classes are at the med school. Bikes don't help much when you are taking shortcuts. If you have to take a bike, bring a cheap one because the weather or the locals will eventually take it. </p>
<p>I tried keeping one in my room, but there wasn't enough room and housing had a fit.</p>
<p>Think of it as a figure of speech.
Or as a guy thing - man to man.
Straightforward diplomacy, that’s simply Cav being Cav.</p>
<p>the college and the e-school are very compact. no more than 10 walk to anything. a-school is a little farther walk, but nursing is probably the worst.</p>
<p>Spread-out campuses are wonderful for parents and kids who are used to talking about things together. Get the student an unlimited calling plan and you can catch up on all the day's news during the walks.</p>
<p>HopefulHoo'sDad: Thanks for the compliment. I'm an economics major, but I've had several professors tell me essentially the same thing. Do you happen to work for the State Department or a similar agency?</p>
<p>gadad: Very true. Additionally, it's pretty good exercise. Perhaps the large amount of walking is a causative factor in the attractive, in-shape student body?</p>
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There's plenty of walking but you're young enough that you should just ** man up and walk*. * Seriously**. In my three years here, I've taken the bus twice.
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<p>I'm assuming you did not fall prey to the infamous freshman 15...haha</p>
<p>"Man up." - Denzel Washing in Training Day, not sexist lol.</p>
<p>You would be right, jask. I actually lost weight after my first semester, and I came into college in good shape.</p>
<p>cav~ consider being a facilitator for sensitivity trainig :)...ok, now my comment....one of the things we said when our d was at UVA was that for a fairly good-sized school, it was nicely spaced and very manageable, making it seem smaller. that was MY (geriatric..haha) take as well as that of the younger folks! my only "heart attack "walk was up the hill from street level to the Rotunda! i remember all the kids took it in stride and all their parents felt guilty being out-of-shape, til we all saw we couldn't do it, and then we LOL !</p>
<p>Cav, I work for the State Department. I know lots of diplomats. You're no diplomat.</p>
<p>Lol (10 chars)</p>
<p>guillaume:</p>
<p>Excepting you from the following observation, perhaps the State Department SHOULD have more diplomats like Cav! Clear, concise, cut to the quick types.</p>
<p>Forget beating around the bush. No need to read between the lines, no more parsing words to determine their nuanced meaning, the end of “he/she said THAT, but here’s what they REALLY meant”, etc., etc., etc.</p>
<p>Cav the Diplomat would ply his craft as that grade B movie actor from California did when he uttered perhaps the most famous and undiplomatic (but prophetic) line he ever spoke in public: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”</p>
<p>Right to the point, impossible to misunderstand, based on the altruistic and endearing principle of freedom that undergirds our nation. And, what seemed utterly foolish then proved incredibly insightful over time.</p>
<p>Cav:</p>
<p>I majored in Foreign Affairs/International Relations and History at UVa, planning to go to Law School or perhaps work for the State Department, although Providence had other plans and directed me to a different destination.</p>