<p>I'm going to Virginia for a weekend and have to decide between visiting UVA and William and Mary. What is there to do around Charlottesville? Anything worthwhile?</p>
<p>Visit UVa...that can take a whole day in itself.. it depends on when you're visiting as to if you'll be able to sit in on a class and stuff though.</p>
<p>did you get in off the waitlist or something?</p>
<p>shouldnt even be a decision. uva is far superior to w&m in every way. cville is a great town, the campus is beautiful and d1 sports.</p>
<p>once you visit you will understand</p>
<p>My family and I are staying in a hotel. We're driving down to Virginia Saturday morning (we're used to getting up at 3 for long drives :P).</p>
<p>Nah, I'm just a rising junior. We decided to go to Virginia for a weekend, and I might as well visit a college while I'm at it.</p>
<p>Is there anything specific you guys can recommend doing? Isn't Charlottesville in a rural area?</p>
<p>C-ville has the MOST restaurants per capita in U.S.A.</p>
<p>also, Thomas Jefferson's BEAUTIFUL home is in C-ville, it's not far from UVa, go to C-ville and witness one of the world's greatest architectures yourself. the UVa campus and Jeffeson's home are one of the "world-heritage" sites protected by UN...on par with the Pyramid of Egypt and the Great Wall of China....</p>
<p>OMG, that's because there's nothing else to do here but go out to dinner. The grounds are beautiful, but on par with the Great Wall and the pyramids is stretching it quite a bit, don't ya think?</p>
<p>spyder,</p>
<p>your anti UVA posts are extremely immature and childish. I apologize that you did not get accepted but there is no need to go around bashing the school at every opportunity you see.</p>
<p>Ah yes, I love it. Attack the messenger and not address the issues. Seems like there are too many people here willing to mislead people and not speak the truth.</p>
<p>So, you think it's appropriate to compare UVa's architecture to the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt? Like I said, "the grounds are beautiful." I don't see that as bashing, do u?</p>
<p>Hmm...let's analyze what Untilted said. Let's look up the definition to heritage. Heritage is something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition. I'm pretty sure UVA and Monticello definitely qualify as sites of "world-heritage." The University of Virginia has been a gift to us from Thomas Jefferson and so has his home. Monticello is a beautiful work of art not as immense as the likes of the Great Wall of China or the Pyramids at Giza but nonetheless a work of art to be admired for what it is. You seem to be analyzing "on par" as equal in magnitude, in some aspects it is. Home of one of the most brilliant thinkers and founders of the US, gee I believe it definitely earns a place in our history. I don't understand why you can only see the physical nature and not the historical precedent. </p>
<p>And another thing, go to your own college's subforum, if all you want to do is bash, you can do it elsewhere, not here.</p>
<p>vi3telit3- i agree completely- its no wonder that spyderman didnt get in to uva- colleges dont normally accept students who are arrogantly insult the school, its culture, its students, or its history.</p>
<p>vi3telit3, no question, the architecture and the grounds are beautiful. They were built in the 1820's. The Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt are some of the great wonders of the world, built thousands of years ago. UVa hardly equates.</p>
<p>UVAJEFF, I won't apologize because I have an opinion that differs from yours. My opinions are based on facts, not irrational misleading viewpoints. You'll find that many of your first year classmates will also have opinions. Hopefully, they'll teach you how to deal with that at the great UVa papermill.</p>
<p>The "great UVa papermill," spyderman? Please, share with us the name of the TTT which you will be gracing with your presence this fall.</p>
<p>Look, spyderman, I'm sorry that you were waitlisted. But, don't hate us. </p>
<p>So you are going to W&M? VTech? they are both great schools...</p>
<p>I'm going to UVA this fall, I love UVA, however, I kinda of agree with Spyderman that there will be a lot of people that don't and that are going to UVA because they either didn't get into their first choice school or because they have to stay in Virginia. Dealing with the opinions of someone else is totally ok, and who knows?! spyderman could be a student at UVA, just happens to dislike it, and btw W&M is def. not the second option for UVA students as W&M is a tad harder to get into. Oh, and yes UVA is beautiful, unlike other campuses I've seen, but come on...the Great Wall of China...hahaha, ok now that's funny. </p>
<p>WAHOOWAH!</p>
<p>well i nevr said i disliked anyone-and i definitely dont dislike spyderman cause of his opinions- i dislike the way in which he conveys them- im not misleading anyone- its evident that what i say comes from personal experience or my opinions. i never claimed any facts so dont try to tarnish my reputation on this board. i joined because this board had a lot of good advice and a positive aspect last year that i appreciated- lets try ot get back to that</p>
<p>Hit the Blue Ridge Pig in nearby Nellysford. Best pulled pork in Va.</p>
<p>What kind of answers do you expect to get, if you ask a bunch of uva students if you should visit uva or william and mary??????</p>
<p>Charlottesville is a pretty quiet place in the summertime, when I assume you will be visiting. In that case, Williamsburg is a tourist "mecca". Colonial W-burg has a lot more for a visitor to see in July and August.</p>
<p>But, if your folks have already booked the hotel, then I guess you have decided, eh? </p>
<p>If you want the C-ville "experience" as a student would have it, then you should: 1. Walk along the shops at "the corner", perhaps eating there. 2. Do a little window shopping at the Barracks Rd. shopping center, 3. see the downtown area, but only during the daytime. There are street people around, which might make you uncomfortable doing the tourist thing after dark. </p>
<p>Of course, there's Monticello, driving on Skyline Drive, and perhaps a visit to a winery. On grounds at UVA, you should definitely take the tour. I think it's difficult to appreciate the subtleties of Jefferson's architectural innovation without a guide of some sort.</p>
<p>I don't know if you're musically inclined, but Old Cabell Hall has a superb (but small) concert hall. Drill down the UVA music department website to find out what's playing when you're there. (There's something "on" almost every night.) Tickets will likely not be a problem in summertime.</p>
<p>Hope the suggestions help.</p>
<p>Having been a student at both schools, I'd say UVA has far more to do than W&M. As a tourist, however, I might have to give the nod to W&M (and C-Dubb), as Charlottesville is just kind of a vanilla small city as far as tourism is concerned once you venture outside the unversity and Monticello. Colonial Williamsburg, as kitschy as it might be, is a nationwide tourist attraction and you are also a short hop from the tidewater region and or Richmond.</p>
<p>As for both campuses, they are both beautiful in their own ways. W&M is a more closed in, some might say claustrophobic and far smaller campus. UVA is more wide open with neoclassical stylings and a more 'big time' feel. It's also a bit less rainy in Cville :)</p>
<p>Hope you enjoy your trip to the Commonwealth, whichever of our flagship schools you choose to see.</p>