<p>It is that time of year when everyone has to focus on deciding where to live next year. I'm a first year thoroughly confused about this process. I know for a fact that I don't want to live off grounds, but I'm rather hesitant about living in Bice, Lambeth, Copeley and Faulkner. Although I have filled out my application for these areas, I am more interested in the residential colleges offered at UVa. With that being said, between Brown College, Hereford Residential College, and the IRC, can anyone rank the relative competitiveness of these residential colleges? And of these, which am I likely to get accepted into? Note: I am not an international student, but I am of international origin and I am an out-of-state student.</p>
<p>Out of state has nothing to do with anything, even IRC doesn’t select based on residency
Brown is most competitive. After the waitlist process which extends through the summer, about 50% of people who apply get a room. Abou 1/6 people get a spot immediately (no waitlist involved).
IRC and Hereford are equally non-competitive, ie most who apply get in (I’ve never even heard of anyone applying for either of those two and not getting a room).</p>
<p>Thanks for replying, Hazel! What would you say about Shea House?</p>
<p>Similar competition to Brown I would assume, considering the small number of rooms, but I’m not familiar with its application process. I have known a number of people who lived there and liked it a lot! They were all majors in their foreign language though. Nice rooms there!</p>
<p>I didn’t get into the IRC, but that’s because I didn’t put it as my first choice.</p>
<p>Aren’t you a first year? Upperclass and first year admissions are completely separate.</p>
<p>So Hazel, you are saying that I have a better shot of getting into IRC and Hereford as a rising second year?</p>
<p>Oh I see, I didn’t interpret your post properly, my bad.</p>
<p>And that is meant to be sincere, not sarcastic!</p>
<p>I just don’t know about first year admissions in either of those places.
I know in Brown you have a better shot as a first year for first-round offers, but much worse odds of getting off the waitlist.</p>
<p>I have the same question as orchidork: “So Hazel, you are saying that I have a better shot of getting into IRC and Hereford as a rising second year?”</p>
<p>In my previous post, I just said I don’t know anything about first year admissions at those places, and all upperclass students are treated the same</p>