<p>It would be great if anyone could anwser some of my q's: </p>
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<li>I've been hearing a lot about how UVA is the preppy
(southern) school... to what extent is that true? </li>
<li>and as uva is such a large school, how did you as freshmen adjust? were many people friendly and was it easy to get accustomed to? </li>
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<p>thx</p>
<p>UVa is as preppy as you want it to be. You easily can get into a crowd of preppy people. You also can easily get into a crowd of artsy/whatever group of people you want. However, I will note that you don't need to really do much to join a group of preppy people, while find a niche in another group of people will likely involve joining or club of some sort.</p>
<p>Which residence hall would you recommend for a freshman international student?</p>
<p>so you would say that Uva is a relatively cliquey/segregated place? how large are all the classes ? are smaller ones available and would you say the teachers are very accessible?</p>
<p>I wouldn't say Uva is clicky--this isn't high school, and its far to big to have "clicks." I'll say theres definately a frat/bar scene, and then "everyone else." I don't really know what the "everyone else" group does as I'm not part of that scene. UVa is pretty racially self-segregated, but it doesn't have to be if you don't want it to. If you choose to be more outgoing, you can hang with almost any type of person.</p>
<p>Classes can range from 500 person econ 201 lectures to 4 person histoy seminars. You'll find that most intro courses (usually anything in the 100/200 level) will have large lectures, and then they will break down into discussion classes once a week. discussions are usually around 10-20 people. There are small classes for first years to take. There are first year seminars (10-20 people), language classes are usually around 20, and first year writing courses are around 20. </p>
<p>However, it usually holds true that the higher the level of class, the smaller it will be.</p>
<p>I've always found my professors in the history department easily accessible. I'm assuming its like that throughout most majors. They always will do what they can to help you out--if you can't meet during their office hours they will set up appointments, etc.</p>
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<p>I challenge you to find another top east coast university that doesn't have a large, healthy "preppy" population. Not that there's anything wrong with wearing khaki pants and collared shirts.</p>
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<p>UVA is a large school but not overwhelmingly so. First years adjust just fine.</p>
<p>Fig</p>
<p>I know you wanted the opinion of current UVA students, but for what it is worth: from the perspective of a parent of a first year UVAer, Jags*** & Cavalier*** have it exactly right. My son sports a beatnik preppy look (long hair, goatee, shorts, dress shirts) but has friends across the entire specturm (Greek & Geek). Like yourself, he had some intial trepidation about UVA's reputation for cliques and uber prep student body, but it has all worked out.
As for liking the classes and professors, his take would be "...not so much."
From what I can gather you should be more worried about the quality (or lack thereof) of the cafeteria food</p>
<p>UVAer = Hoo :)</p>
<p>Hey, I heard Harvard and Yale have a lot of preppys too. Better not go there either.</p>
<p>People here are generally quite friendly, except for those in the elitist greek system who think they're the best students at this school.</p>