For context, I'm a current first year who has had back surgery for scoliosis around two years ago, with chronic pain after walking long distances or sitting for too long. I'm applying to SDAC(interview next week so a couple days before the priority housing deadline) but I'm not sure what to request in terms of accomodations for next year housing. What would be within reasonable bounds that I can actually receive? What housing options on ground would be plausible? So far I've requested an elevator/first floor room, and no stairs leading the building, but I don't want to be living at Lambeth(distance from grounds) or Weedon(too many stairs near Gooch Dillard).

I received a parking citation outside on Gaston student housing last week and I submitted an appeal, which they denied. Im going to appeal a second and final time and would like to know what to say to increase my chances of it working. Thanks

I wanted to give this a final repost to gauge any interest for this semester. Thank y'all! Best of luck with midterms everyone.

Hello all,

I’m not a student yet, but plan on transferring by the fall. I want to study physics at uva and have yet to take physics I at cc, I’m at nova. I would like to self study physics I, so that when I arrive at uva, I will be seeing the material twice. I know that it will likely vary by professor, but what textbooks have been used by professors in your physics classes? Specifically Physics I and II. If anyone also has workbook recommendations that would be great too. Thank you 🙏🏾

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Key found on brick pathway and I moved it to the bench under the magnolia.

I'm taking a computer architecture class next sem with a guy named Ashish Venkat. Anyone know about him in general in terms of a professor or a researcher? I tried looking through courseforum but didn't get any relevant info

Rating on course forum is pretty crappy and slawski’s is much better. Need to take the class either Spring or Fall 27. How bad is lubberts’ class? Worth it to wait until Fall?

is there a website that shows historical grade distributions for courses from previous semesters?

UVA has always been my top school, but my academic profile is very subpar compared to the average admit…

Context: High income mixed (indian surname) female in US, suburban new york, at small ish (~1000 total student body including conjoined middle school, class size roughly 100 people) relatively competitive public school, school has had several UVA admits in the past couple years but yield rate is pretty low with only one student attending

Stats: 3.57 UW, 3.71 W gpa, 32 act, 12 aps total
(by far the worst part of my application… I’ve only taken the ACT once and can’t retake it in October because my dumbass missed the deadline)

Senior year: ap english lit, ap gov, ap environmental, ap stats, ap 2d art
Junior year: ap bio (3), ap music theory (3), apush (4), ap lang (5)
Sophomore year: ap world (3), ap seminar (3), apcsp (3)

School doesn’t do class ranking

Intended major: English (might give me a slight advantage in admissions but not much)

Additional info: Parents have been going through a messy divorce since mid-sophomore year which is where my grades declined quite a bit. they still were not that great throughout junior year tbh, not necessarily bad but like mixed a’s and b’s. we’re all in the same house still. cps has been involved. i also have an autistic sibling i spend a lot of my time taking care of

Extracurriculars:

Literary magazine: Editor-in-chief, hosted a writing competition at my school that awarded over $500 to winners, collaborated with magazines from other schools at local events, organized and hosted annual end-of-the-year ceremonies for the magazine, etc

Cashier: Run of the mill retail job, working around 13-15 hours a week on average

Music performance/talent show club: Co-organizer, this club has a specific name at my school i js dont wanna give too much personal info lol. basically organizing, promoting, and performing at a biannual event for students to perform music and poetry that usually has an attendance of 70-100 people per night

Video editor: This ones kinda weird but my ap lang teacher used to have this club-based instagram account where we’d record videos of both he and chatgpt answering the same writing prompt and the comments would vote who did it better. the account got well over 500 followers before it was banned by proxy (this one kid who had access to the account got his account banned.) i put a ton of time into editing the videos sophomore and junior year, usually putting out around two 2-3 minute vids per week, really sucks that i dont have any metrics to prove that with now though

Online business: Depop… i have a pretty good following (nearly 500) and have made a couple hundred sales over the past 2-3 years with a 5 star average. I definitely put a lot of time into it

Rock club: President and founder, literally have only had two meetings so far tho lol. So far its honestly just been my film teacher and a couple other students talking abt rock music and planning songs we’ll play, hoping to somehow further develop this before its too late

Book club: been participating for 2 years pretty consistently, theres no executive positions in the club (ive suggested it before but the clubs just too small for that)

Poet laureate society: involved with my county’s poet laureate society, helping organize, reciting poetry at, and booking my schools literary magazine at some local events, usually only once a month tho

Library volunteering: I’ve been volunteering for 4 years here but very inconsistently… i don’t have a substantial amount of community service hours

Taking care of autistic sibling, self explanatory

I’m also running for president of my schools art honors society, i think the likelihood is pretty high that ill succeed with this because the art department is veeery small here, plus im pretty close w the head of the department and well acquainted with the majority of “art kids”

Awards/honors (also not too great):

Teen poet laureate finalist of my county
First class designation for my literary magazine in a nationwide contest
Scholastic regional gold key
AP scholar w/ honor
NSDA degree of merit (yeah idk)

Trying to find last minute writing competitions to boost this ^^

Letter of recommendation are definitely great, 1 from my ap lang teacher with whom im very close with + has commended me for my writing a ridiculous amount, the other from my ap bio teacher who also has a pretty high opinion of my writing ability and has def seen an upward trajectory with me.

Essay is definitely pretty great, I mean as an english major I have to put a lot of effort into it. I’ve gotten lots of positive feedback

Anyways yeah, I think I’m applying ED but unsure about it. Technically if I got my grades up I could have an UW 3.62 and W 3.78 and my ACT score could also go up, but I’d then be applying RD… I’m not sure whether it’s worth waiting or just applying ED now and getting that small advantage.

Hey y'all, I'm posting a link to a Google Form to try and gauge public interest in getting a movement/parkour park installed here in Charlottesville.

Ultimately, the goal is get an installation built that will cater to all members of the community regardless of age, race, physical ability, and socio-economic backgrounds. A place where folks can come together to get fit, practice skills, and learn to play again. No gym membership or sports equipment required, just curiosity and a desire for self-improvement! Parkour, calisthenics, MovNat, etc; the only limitation is your imagination.

We're kicking things off by gauging general interest with the community. Just a few yes or no questions and an option to be included in future discussions if you wish. Please take some time to look it over and share with other members of the community.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

https://forms.gle/WEhLZf9vBkQout2m6

tl;dr: We are garbage.

Hey y'all, I'm in the student finance org Hoos Pitch and they're doing a virtual pitching competition with a $100 prize. It takes only a few minutes, so if anyone wants to participate I posted the link here. Also if you're into pitching or markets you should join the club for some live competitions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22KoUYx33c7nY6pgvCn1EsGJbchAINIJKIkQdc0p-LvY7fg/viewform?usp=header

Hello everyone, I've made this new subreddit for rock climbers in the area. I've heard that there's a healthy climbing community in UVA—if you're interested, check it out!

Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/CvilleClimbing/s/Are7U26xtX

Hello! I’m working on an illustration of the 14th Street Bridge and the infamous box trucks that get stuck underneath it. I have a lot of creative freedom with this project, but I thought I’d do a little research to make sure I’m capturing the spirit of it!
I’ve lived in Cville for about 16 years, but I’ve never really frequented the Corner or kept up with the bridge’s ongoing truck-related drama. 😂
The illustration could be as simple as a truck getting wedged under the bridge, but I’d love to hear from people who know the area better. If you’re a UVA student, alum, or just familiar with the Corner, what details or little Easter eggs would you want to see in a print like this?
Are there any particularly memorable truck incidents, legendary stories, or other details that would make the illustration feel quintessentially Cville?
I’d love to hear your ideas!

Hi everyone! My roommates and I are looking for a fourth female roommate for our house right behind Scott Stadium!

Location: Right behind Scott Stadium, about a 5-minute walk to Eway!
Rent: Around $925–975/month (water, gas, and trash included)
Utilities: Around $30/month for additional utilities (electricity and wifi)
Roommates: 3 other girls!

We're open to any female roommate! Feel free to DM me if you're interested or have any questions.

Hi all! What platforms are there to help find roommates for upcoming year. I have some particular circumstances which means that I am especially picky.

Thanks all!

Almost 12 years ago. What a shit show.

To be perfectly honest, I see some parallels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rape_on_Campus

EDIT: Whatever people. I actually believe men in these situations have rights too. Like the right to not have your life ruined when the facts are murky (as they are here). You can call that a “horrible take” all you want. In my view it’s the correct take to afford all parties due process and in some cases (not all cases, but some) the benefit of the doubt.

I'm taking phys 2620 in the spring 2027 alongside probability and PDE .I was wondeirng how difficult of a class it is and how is the professor? I'm very worried about this class

Hi everyone! Did anyone here choose not to take a foreign language during their senior year?

I know UVA (and highly selective colleges in general) emphasizes taking four years of core academic subjects. For my senior year, I'm taking AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Comparative Government, AP Statistics, and AP Microeconomics, but no foreign language.

When I planned my senior-year schedule as a junior, I assumed "core subjects" referred to math, science, English, and social studies. Now that I'm applying to college, I've realized that many schools include foreign languages in that category.

I'm particularly concerned about UVA because of its emphasis on academic rigor. Will not taking a foreign language senior year significantly hurt my chances, or potentially get my application screened out early? I'm applying ED.

For context: OOS applicant, 4.0 unweighted GPA, 34 ACT.

I’m visiting UVA for the day cause I have a job tonight in Charlottesville and figured I’d get there early and check out the campus and then go out later that night. I’m a college student but I don’t attend UVA and my friend that goes there is kind of ghosting me so idk what to do for like 4 hours while I’m there 😭 I love playing volleyball, video games, and love a night out. Any recommendations on what to do while I’m there?

Hey there, /r/UVA

My name is Reed Arnold. I'm a 2011 graduate of UVA. I know full well this seems like an eternity ago for those of you currently at the school, but you have no idea what's coming! Don't blink.

A few years ago I shot a feature film in Charlottesville, including several scenes on grounds (and one scene in Coupes, god bless). It's called 'Do Us Part,' and was adapted from a play I wrote shortly after graduating. It's a wedding comedy, but is loaded with flashbacks to the characters in college, and since I knew of a particularly scenic school, I figured why not shoot there.

In fact, to find background actors for the scene in Coupes, I actually reached out to this very subreddit, and had about twenty students show up. (If anyone who was there happens to see this post--thank you so much. An empty bar/restaurant scene really kills indie films, and you all were great. We shot that scene three years ago today!)

I just wanted to let the UVA community know the film exists, as I think you'll get a kick out of it. It's available on most platforms where you can buy/rent movies, and will be on Blu Ray and on free-with-ad platforms in a few months.

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0ONYZ454CG4ONK5DU73MCEN364

Until a few days ago, I was planning to go to YAR alone and was wishing I had someone I knew there. After attending another reunion (where I knew no soul), I didn't know how to meet new people when it seemed like everyone already know someone. Luckily, an old classmate reached out to maybe go together, and I was thinking it could be fun if I reached out to others who may be in a similar situation, and/or just get to meet fellow alumni.

Whether you're an older soul like myself, (I'm CLAS '20), not sure if you may know anyone there, or already going with friends and want to meet more people, feel free to reach out below! If there's interest, we can get a group chat going (Whatsapp, GroupMe, Discord, etc.) and meet up for YAR or something.

Cheers!

I am from Asia so I frankly don’t really understand the concept of Greek life to begin with, but in light of Cornell 7, I’ve been trying to do more research among the colleges I’m applying to

Anyways, I am just wondering what Greek life is like over there. Here are my some of my main questions

1. How many students are apart of Greek life
2. Do I need to be in a sorority/frat to get invited to social events/parties?
3. Is there a clear divide between those in Greek life VS those not in Greek life?

4. Have there been any cases of SA at any of the Greek life residences, and if so is it a common occurrence?

5. Is there hazing?
   Anyways, any information is greatly appreciated! Coming from Asia, Greek life lowkey sounds like a cult, but I’m open to be proven wrong :) some parties do look fun though!