<p>hey im an out of stater (CALI) looking to apply to University of Virginia. Alot of people have been urging me to apply to UVA and I really like the school. I just have a few things im concerned about:
1. Being a public school, does it carry the same problems as most publics as in scheduling, competition, and lack of professors teaching?
2. Is it worth for me as an out of stater to go there? (major in foreign affairs/Religious studies)</p>
<p>can't answer your questions but i can tell you this, getting into UVA out of state is ridiculously hard. Appying to UVA out of state is like applying to Harvard... that's what i've heard...</p>
<p>I can't answer your question either cause Im going there in August but UVa for OOS isn't THAT hard as applying to an ivy league..or maybe cornell MAX :S Its hard to get in but not extremely hard, just need something to make you stand out of the pack ;)</p>
<p>shiva, (1) for a public school, UVA does very well. It has an endowment of over $3billion, so it can afford to do a lot of things that many other publics can't. Scheduling, competition, and lack of profs teaching doesn't seem to be any worse here than at most other top schools. (2) Of course it's worth it for an OOS student to come here. It's a top 25 university with a very strong social life and an amazing history. </p>
<p>shazilla, applying to UVA from OOS is not like applying to Harvard. It's more like applying to a school like Duke, Cornell or Georgetown.</p>
<p>Aless, "ivy league" schools aren't anything special - they're just 8 schools in the northeast. Oh, and the term isn't singular, either. You can't "apply" to "an ivy league". UVA OOS for a normal, unhooked applicant is probably about as hard as getting into one of the lower ivies.</p>
<p>yes Ivy League (the worshipped term) just means an athletic conference with the name "Ivy" composed of eight schools that happen to have great academics.</p>
<p>Yes I know that already, just that if your not caught up in the entire "say it perfectly" deal, some people such as myself just prefer to say..apply to an ivy league. Obviously if it were a more formal situation i would write...apply to an ivy league university, but since this is a normal discussion forum dont see the need to get all technical.</p>
<p>Lol, I just think it sounds...weird to say "an ivy league". It's like saying you want to play for an NBA, not that you want to play for an NBA team, or in an NBA league. Saying "ivy league school" isn't formal at all; it is entirely correct and appropriate even in casual conversation.</p>
<p>a formal way is.... a school in the League of THE IVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Lol, in the league of the ivy? Sounds quite odd. =P</p>