The University of Virginia (UVA or Virginia) is a medium-sized public comprehensive national university located in Charlotteville, a large southern city, founded in 1819. The university is a public research university founded by Thomas Jefferson in Charlotteville, Virginia, UNITED States. Three U.S. presidents (Jefferson, Madison, and James Monroe) were his original members of the School Board. The school was a member of the original eight "public Ivy Leagues" and its campus was the only higher education campus in North America to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In American history, the University of Virginia is known for pioneering academic fields such as architecture, astronomy, and philosophy, and was also the first university to make education independent of the church. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was the first college of engineering in the United States to be affiliated with a university.
01. Basic Information:
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Ranking: 25th for comprehensive universities (U.S News 2018)
Nature: Public semester system
Number of students: 21, 985
Acceptance rate: 27% (2017)
Proportion of international students: 5.1%
Tuition (excluding room and board): $46,604 (tuition fee based on grade and college)
Teacher-student ratio: 1:15
Grade level requiring accommodation: Freshman year
The nearest airport to the school: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) – located in Arlington
SAT：1330-1490（2017）
ACT：31-34（2017）
TOEFL: 100
Popular disciplines: Sociology & Humanities, Economics & Business
Business), Biology, International Relations
02. Geographical location and climate:
There is a supermarket near the school, it is easy to buy regular supplies, and it is .C.2 hours drive from D. The climate has four distinct seasons, the temperature difference between spring and autumn is large, the overall cold, the coldest time is -15 °C. Moderate precipitation overall feeling is more appropriate.
03. Travel and surrounding facilities:
The school is located in Tsver, which is generally suburban, about two hours' drive from the nearest city, Washington. The local city center is not bustling, and there are not many options for buying luxuries, but the choice of necessities is still very rich. Facilities such as important shopping malls and cinemas near the school can be reached by bus, so it is basically not necessary to buy your own car, so it is easy to get around. There are many restaurants near the school, don't worry about not finding good food.
04. What is the accommodation environment:
There are two types of dormitories, First Year Dorm and Residential College, which are divided into new and old dormitories. There are three residential-style residence halls: Hereford, Brown, and International Residential College (IRC). Brown is convenient in the school center, but also older. Hereford is far away, but there are school buses provided and the view from the mountains is still good. The IRC is quite far away, but the activity is the most. The school stipulates that freshmen must live on campus, and there are single and double rooms. Need to share a bathroom with people on the same floor, or a few roommates to share a bathroom. At the beginning of the sophomore year, there will be students who want to move out, and the rent is relatively cheap compared to other cities. But you need to prepare early, and if you want to rent an off-campus apartment in September, you have to start looking for a house.
05. Strong Disciplines:
The University of Virginia is known for its liberal arts, and its undergraduate business schools, graduate business schools, law schools, and medical schools are very high. Liberal arts majors include traditional liberal arts majors such as history, philosophy, and politics, as well as emerging disciplines such as Media Studies.
06. Course Schedule:
All undergraduates are required to complete 6 credits in social disciplines like Politics, Psychology, Anthropology, etc.; and 6 credits in humanities such as Philosophy, Religion, English, etc., as well as a history-related course. Under the premise of meeting the requirements of basic education, professional students naturally need to take more in-depth courses.
In history, for example, the graduation requirement for the major is to complete 11 lessons, which must include Pre-1700 European History, Post-1700 European History, and U.S. History. History) and a Major Seminar. The symposium is a special study of a specific aspect of the history of a certain region, which will be discussed in the classroom and read more materials by yourself after class. This course requires a high level of writing, requiring you to write a 20-page essay at the end of the semester. In the remaining 7 lessons, there must be two or more lessons about the history of East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin, or Africa. In addition, there can be no more than 5 related history courses in the same area. Ap/IB and other senior high school prerequisite credits can be equivalent to 1 in 11 lessons (all three historical AP points are required to score five points). These programs are also open to all non-liberal arts students.
07. Academic pressure:
In terms of examinations, there is an Honor Code in the school, which means that at the end of each assignment and examination, it is written that you have not been helped by others or helped others. If there is cheating, the punishment will be stricter. It can be seen that the school attaches great importance to academic integrity, which should be relatively common in American universities, sometimes the test questions are more difficult, and the average score will be slightly adjusted. However, most of the students in the school are very good, so the academic pressure is naturally difficult to avoid, and overall competition is still positive.
08. Extracurricular activities:
UVA's twelve men's and thirteen women's teams share the name "Cavalier". UVA is a well-known sports school that has won twelve national championships, including men's baseball, soccer, lacrosse and tennis, and women's lacrosse and rowing, and is even more notably the men's tennis team's undefeated decade between 2006 and 2016. In recent years, the men's basketball team has also had a rising trend, not only winning two consecutive league championships, but also successfully defeating the traditional strong team Duke University. In addition to sports competitions, the school has many interesting traditional activities. During the final exams, the school hosts the Annual Lighting On the Lawn. It's a beautiful light and music party where students vote for their favorite professor, and then the professor takes a look back at the past year. On Halloween, the school conducts Trick or treat on the big lawn, and children around the school come here in strange costumes to beg for candy.
09. Future Development:
In terms of job search, the school has a job search center, which can be visited at any time or by appointment in advance. There are also specific Q&A times for law and medicine preparatory departments, which can help students polish their resumes and cover letters, help practice interviews, and arrange some job skills courses.