<p>Thank you Dean J and dreaming92 for your respectful responses- I was truly put off by both Wahoombs and Hazelorbs offhanded and negative responses to a simple set of questions and assumed the queries I posed were not controversial ones, but perhaps I was wrong. I hope that with the highly intellectual UVA student body does not come an intollerence for others who do not fit THEIR criteria of what a UVA student should be. I know that at UVA, as well as her other school choices, she will be surrounded by peers with the kind of intellectual curiosity as she (I don’t really believe that was wahoomb’s point), and that the intensity of the work will be commensurate with her abilities. I am simply concerned that the “fit” be right for the kind of scholastic work she enjoys. As I stated previously, my daughter THINKS she would be interested in a psychology/ communications (ie. media studies, journalism, rhetorical studies) and I am SURE that there are some majors at UVA that deal with those concentrations. Or, she could very possibly be interested in majoring or minoring in English, theater, history. She has not decided on a major as of yet, but knows she would prefer not to major in Math or Science areas. As far as Socratic method, I simply put it in there to give a flavor of the kinds of classes she enjoys in High School.
Hazelorb, being on the waitlist is not "“waiting for an invitation” or a “waste of time” simply because I included some options that might not fit the “perfect major”. I was under the impression that these things are flexible, both in the creation of a concentrated area of study and also in terms of an eventual choice of major.I am sure many students go in with one plan of action and come out with a very different result.
My daughter has applied from out of state, which makes her chances of making the first cut to UVA much slimmer than in-state students. She obviously has all the qualifications she needs to be accepted, just not a slot. She has gotten acceptances from quite a few very rigorous (but smaller) universities and has narrowed it down. We did want to re-explore UVA’s offerings in case it comes up after she has sent in her deposit to her college of choice. UVA is has a bigger student body, and seemed ( according to much that I have read) to have more lecture type classes. Obviously, it very much depends on the areas of study- which is why I asked specifically about the more liberal arts type majors. If anyone else has any enlightening information about how she might fit or what areas lend themselves to more intimate type classes, I would love to hear from you. If you need to tell me that she doesnt belong or that we are wasting our time, dont bother to respond. Thank you.</p>