<p>Jags, quoting Powderpuff:
“UVA has a nice mix of people. It’s southern–but also brings in a nice mix of OOS students.” </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Hedge fund job with <3.0 GPA? Hot. PM me with details, dood.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Duke is more conservative than UVA, so you might want to take that into consideration. I like Georgetown because it’s in DC, but then again it’s sort of conservative. I would say it’s somewhat like UVA.</p>
<p>Georgetown’s not conservative. I’d say it’s more moderate than some schools, but it definitely still leans liberal like most other colleges.</p>
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I noticed. :rolleyes:</p>
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Duke
Liberal 36.3%
Moderate 36.7%
Conservative 22.2%
Extreme liberals/conservatives 5%</p>
<p>Have you “heard” statistics for UVA?</p>
<p>When I say “southern”, I’m looking at the whole picture of CVL: University and Community. I’m saying “Southern” and I’m saying it loud and proud of it!!!
Yes, there are lots of students from NOVA, but there are lots from elsewhere as well, like, Richmond, Va. Beach, Lynchburg, Galax, Dante, Martinsville..etc. The OOS students I’ve met are from everywhere: FL, NC, GA, TN, KY, IL, London England, Germany…
As a southerner myself, I think I’m quite sophisticated in recognizing the southern mystique when I encounter it. CVL, IMO, is a very nice southern town. The University is southern, IMO, and the CVL people reflect what one commonly finds in old southern towns–some poverty, some crime, nice people, southern manners. If one ventures even 10 minutes out in any pathway from CVL, one will find bucolic, gorgeous farmland. Go further, and one will find Civil War memorials, one after another.
I don’t really care about quoted student #'s and such. I know what I want/like in a Southern University, and I have found it here at UVA.</p>
<p>lol at “civility and refinement.”</p>
<p>As the hiring partner for his law firm, I expect John Ross interviews lots of young men and women. If he has discerned, in the UVa grads, a combination of personal qualities that he refers to as “civility and refinement”, that’s something that should be noted in a positive way and taken to heart – not laughed at. I doubt he’s making it up. And if you think his conclusions are somewhat subjective, welcome to the real (business) world that awaits young folks when they finish school. Demonstrated and anticipated competence counts for a lot in the hiring process, but perceived character qualities also often play an important role in who does, or does not, get the coveted job offer from a prospective employer. And that applies to both the private and public sectors. </p>
<p>Powderpuff – Thanks for sticking up for good old Southern heritage in your posts; I appreciate your comments. Also, congratulations on your sorority bid!</p>
<p>"And if you think his conclusions are somewhat subjective, welcome to the real (business) world that awaits young folks when they finish school. "</p>
<p>I love that quote. Kids, pay attention, someone is telling you the truth. Piling up a list of stats and ECs is not what gets you ahead in the real world. It is an ability to take those skills and get things done. And getting things done means influencing other people. Hiring companies are always trying to gauge who can and cannot influence others to get work done. </p>
<p>As Kramer said, “Poise counts!”</p>