<p>How interested in politics are UVA students? I mean, I don't care whether or not there are people handing out pamphlets and hanging up signs everywhere for a certain cause... I just want to know if I could sit down at lunch with some people I don't know and have an engaging, enlightening conversation about, say, abortion or fiscal policy.</p>
<p>Students here are interested in politics, but, fortunately, I would not describe UVA as having an "activist" student body. The politics department here is one of our strongest, so if that's your thing, you won't be left out in the cold.</p>
<p>Excellent- if I'm accepted and choose to attend, I'm planning on having "Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law" as my major. Great academics, stunning campus... damn, I hope I get into UVA.</p>