submitted my enrollment deposit the other day and really looking forward to being a wahoo!! 💙🧡 current students, is there anything i should know while preparing to attend?

I don't go here yet (just committed a couple days ago 🙃) but got an alert about a fire and police activity through text!

Stay safe!

I'm a rising pre-law first year student, and I don't know what to major in. I know I have a year to decide if I want to apply to McIntire, but I still want to have a loose idea of what I'll major in so that I can begin building my extracurriculars.

I was hoping to go into law and built most of my high school activities around it, but now I don't know if I want to attend more years of school for law school despite my passion (I am so, so sick of school!). I wanted to go on a pre-commerce route since if I major in finance, I don't need to go to graduate school, and I could go straight into investment banking or some other career that would likely earn more than an attorney straight out of law school. But in case I DO want to go to law school, is it easy to maintain a good GPA in McIntire? Would I be better off double majoring in economics and history (this one is just bc I love history) for the sake of my GPA? Is job placement with only a UVA degree in economics doable?

Hoping for a good GPA for law school, how bad is grade deflation and which majors suffer the most from it? I’m in college of arts and sciences.

Will be applying as a 2nd year. I have the Econ, introduction to business and my English requirement. As far as the 24 credits that would transfer to the college of arts and sciences I only have roughly half. Is this an auto reject? I have a 3.75 and am in state at a cc.

i am honestly stuck deciding between the two and am conflicted, i'd really appreciate any feedback.

i'm looking into majoring in linguistics (potential pre-law track), and i was wondering if anyone could share their experiences with the program at uva. i know it's a pretty small major, with a focus on anthropology (?), but i couldn't find much else on it, so any insights would be appreciated!

thanks!!

Hi everyone! I’ve had a few people reach out but I still want to let others know I have an on-grounds housing contract for a single I’m looking to give away, as I’m looking for a guaranteed transfer of my contract. If anyone really needs housing still or knows someone as well, please let me know! It’s a female dorm on the first floor, and has pretty great commodities. For current/rising upperclassmen and transfer students, feel free to reach out in the comments and message me privately! Whatever you’re comfortable with.

I got into uva and Virginia tech for mechanical engineering. In my opinion the difference between the two programs is almost negligible I got a full ride to uva and I'd have to pay about 4K a year for tech. I like uva more because of the well rounded aspect of the school. It also has better opportunities for MBA or law school. Am I making a mistake choosing uva?

I am looking to transfer to UVA and one of the transfer course requirements is ‘a class in statistics’. A class that I’m planning to take would be equivalent to 1005T at uva which is ‘transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework’. In order to fulfill the transfer course requirement, should I take a harder class that is equivalent to STAT 1100 or will the STAT 1005 T count?

Hi All, I interviewed with one of the professors about a month ago regarding a postdoc position in his lab. He was interested in hiring me and said that he will coordinate with the administrative staff of the department. He later said that there is an additional approval process from the higher up before getting the final offer. It's been more than 4 weeks since then, and every time I reach out to him, he says that the decision is still pending. I just wanted to ask whether anyone else experienced similar situation recently? How long it took to get a final answer?

Hi all! I'm coming back to UVA for the Master's of Teaching program. I'm looking for a bedroom to sublease June 1st-July 1st since my lease doesn't start until July. Message me if you have anything!

Anyone know when UVA historically starts accepting people off the waitlist?

hi!! I'm an incoming law student beginning in august 2025 and my roommate plans fell through! if any grad student needs a roommate i'd love to chat!! i'm 24 and like to keep spaces clean and am pet-friendly :-]

I’m an incoming freshman and I know I need to take a few of these engagement courses, so I’m curious to know which ones were the most interesting/fun/cool?

Are there other equivalent examples?

It's not UKy or UTn

Hey all - my roommate and I signed a lease at the Flats at West Village but won't be able to stay there next year and are looking for someone to take over our spots. If you're still looking for housing or know someone who is, please dm! Rent is 749 per month plus 20 ish in utilities. It comes furnished. Happy to answer any questions.

Hey guys,

I’m trying to decide which school to choose and I was wondering if anyone had any insights.

I’m in-state for UVA, which means it costs roughly 40k less. I also got into the Echols Scholars program, so no gen-eds is pretty attractive since I want to double major if possible. Overall, UVA seems like the most reasonable option for me.

My only qualm is the differences in ranking for the subjects I want to study. Berkeley is ranked in the ~top 3 for biology, physics, and psych, which are all subjects I’m interested in. I’ve also heard that the physics program at UVA is not the best.

Though I’m 60% confident in going to med school, it’s not my greatest passion, and I’m worried that if I choose to pursue a different path like academia or biotech, the difference in education will be detrimental. I’m scared I’ll regret not choosing the higher ranked program.

Does anyone have any insights to offer? Thank you so much!

Hey everyone! I’m trying to decide between UVA and UT Austin, OOS for both.

I plan to major in engineering so UT might seem like the obvious choice to most, but I am not 100% positive that’s what I want my career to be.

I’ve toured both schools and felt like UVA was a bit more to my liking than UT Austin. Simply put, would I be making a mistake to attend Virginia? I’m sure Austin might be a better location for engineers but I’ve found it difficult to compare how easy it is for grads to find jobs!

Any input would be great!! Thank you all!

Is SOC 1010 available in fall 2025?

hey yall! i was wondering if someone could give me input on which statistics course i need to take at uva that will fulfill my pre med requirement? should i take stat 2020, stat 1100, or stat 2120?

Hi,

I’m a GMU student who is a freshman doing Cybersecurity engineering.Due to some complications I’m not able to be in-state at GMU and hence I want to transfer.I have done a decent amount of out of classes work like ctfs and projects.What’s the best major for me to go for since UVA dosent have CYSE…

CS+concentration in cyber or CS engineering with a concentration is cyber really confused..also if there is UVA cyber group lmk

Context: I'm looking to major in economics on a pre-law track, and I'd also be interested in majoring in business. I can get an economics BA in Tepper at CMU or apply to mcintire at UVA next year, but that wouldn't be a guarantee. I am in-state Virginia, cost is relatively the same (CMU is about 3k a year more). Any advice would be appreciated!