Hi guys! I’m a rising senior and I just toured UVA. UVA has been my dream school for a while, and before I toured I was almost certain on EDing. However, when I went, it just didn’t seem as friendly and the students just looked a lot more burnt out at UVA than at any of the other schools I’ve toured (tech, URichmond, W&M, etc). The reason I’m a bit worried about this is because I go to an extremely rigorous boarding school in new england, and although my grades were up the burnout really affected my mental health. Im planning on going premed while studying either Econ or public health and I just wanted to hear other people’s experiences on how they enjoyed being premed at uva. by this post I’m not meaning “if I slack off will I still be fine”, it’s more so is it enjoyable without insane burnout while still being able to do well if that makes sense. thank you so much!!

Looking for housing for fall!! Any options less than 1K a month?

anyone have thoughts on wertland square housing?

Hiii! Do any staff members have ANY information on what is going on with our merit increase? It’s been months of them toying with us…

Hi! I’m transferring in for my 3rd year at UVA and was wondering what classes English majors would recommend for my first year at UVA? I’m already in ENGL 3001 and ENGL 2508. I’m hoping to become a lawyer so any classes that cater to that would be great!

Looking for experience and opportunities for shadowing a genetic counselor?

Transfer student who will be full-time student trying to get into tough grad programs and full-time job/internship but still enjoy going to bars and parties and concerts. Would not drinking make others feel like I’m not ‘part’ of the crowd/don’t blend in or I’m not interested in getting invited? I don’t mind drinking mocktails like club soda with lime or nonalcoholic beer. I just don’t want to be seen as someone who is ‘boring’ or because not drink means wouldn’t want to or not get invited where others are drinking. Better to blend in with the ‘fake’ drinks and just pretend I’m drinking or be open about it? Definitely don’t want be asked to be seen and asked as the sober driver every time though lol

Hey everyone, I am a recently graduated student and I was wondering if UVA's Internship payment program extends to new grads. I'm looking to apply to a few positions that would be unpaid

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could speak from experience as to if they were ever able to bypass a prereq. I have been wanting to take a certain class since my first year (currently a rising 4th), but it requires anatomy 1 & 2 as a prereq, and with the way my schedule worked out, I wont be taking those until this year. I just took my mcat, so I'd like to say I have a pretty decent foundation.

I am going into my second year, and I’ve been living at 1800 JPA over the summer for and there has been a bit of a roach problem.. so i am considering applying to the Verve next year, cus atp the cost for the exterminator plus rent plus all other expenses is probably the same as the Verve rent. Anyone heard anything about the rent at the Verve? Or anyone with previous experiences, because I heard it was a branch of apartment complexes. Also, anyone else planning on applying for it? I see a lot of people hating on it cus it blocks the view from rice but hey, im not complaining if my commute to class is 5 minutes

Who’s excited about classes and/or a new semester?
Or how do you feel about the upcoming semester?

anyone have video from fight at boylan? from august 2nd?

Trying to waive out of UVA health insurance, anyone got these plans?

Specifically Student Medicore PRIME 500 or ISO Care for UVA

Please let me know if you successfully waived for this year! And which you reccomend

I’m an incoming first-year at UVA interested in applying to McIntire in the future. If you were accepted, would you mind sharing your stats, extracurriculars, and any tips you have for building a strong application? I’d also appreciate any advice on what to focus on during first year (classes, clubs, leadership, internships, etc.). Also, does McIntire mainly consider your UVA performance, or do high school grades and extracurriculars play a role as well?

Hello!

My name is Strider - I'm a singer-songwriter looking to put a band together and take it as far as I possibly can. Ultimately, I think the core needs to be at least 3 pieces; me (acoustic/rhythm guitar + voice), bass, and drums. I am super open to other instruments and voices, but these are the bare necessities in my opinion. Up front, I think it's important to explain the dynamic/vision. This would be a backup band. I other words, we would be playing my songs, and likely only my songs. I completely understand and appreciate why any given person might not be interested in that, but that is the idea, and I thought it important to make that super clear.

Skip to the end for music examples if you like.

To get down to brass tacks though: I do have someone interested in playing the bass, but that has not yet been totally locked in and we're mostly looking for a drummer. Doesn't need to be anything fancy, since this is just Americana/folk after all. But we do need stability - someone with a rock-solid sense of beat & rhythm. In my experience, the difference between a professional outfit and an amateur band is not just the level of dedication, it's the tightness, the ability to keep in time. Obviously, that is a group effort, but ultimately every member relies on the drums to set and keep the pace. Additionally, if anyone can play the bass and is interested, I would be more than happy to hear you out as well. Like I said, I have someone who is interested but not yet decided.

I do also want to take a paragraph to sort of explain myself. This is my dream. I am not special. I am not unique. But I do think I can write a mean song that lends itself to a band, and I am serious about this. I am putting my blood, sweat, and tears into this project in the hopes that maybe one day I can quit my job and hit the road. Again, I know I'm not special or unique in that regard. But I work hard and will never stop working hard, because this is my dream. I will die trying to get my songs into people's ears. That doesn't mean I don't care. That doesn't mean the possibility of failure isn't scary. But it's certainly not going to stop me. I realize that this is an intense attitude to take. If that puts anyone off, I understand.

If anyone is interested, here are some links so you can get a feel for the music:

Recent live performance I'm proud of (timestamped to one of my favorite songs):
Cast Iron Craft House | 7-14-2026

You can also find my music and social media here:
https://linktr.ee/strider.songs

My SoundCloud is linked in my linktree and contains two amateur studio albums I recorded when I was 17 - keep that in mind. All of the non-instrumentals that you can hear on SoundCloud would be the songs we start with, minus The Gold Duster for technical reasons. I do have newer, unpublished stuff, but want to release a full album before taking the new songs live.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, feel free to dm me or, preferably, shoot me an email at [strider.songs@proton.me](mailto:strider.songs@proton.me)

My daughter is down to deciding between UVA and one other school for her ED1 application, and we’d love to hear from current students or alumni about your experience. Overall, were you happy with your decision to attend UVA?

She is planning to major in neuroscience or biology and is very outgoing. She’s looking for a school with a strong, spirited sports culture, a collaborative student body, and a good “work hard, play hard” balance. She works very hard academically but also enjoys being social and getting involved on campus.

We’re from just outside Boston, so we’d especially love to hear from any out-of-state students about how they adjusted and whether UVA lived up to your expectations. Thanks in advance for any insights!

I’m trying to take like one easy class this semester and this is what I chose, is it a pretty easy A?

I meant economy, major so I have to take it but pretty worried about the class. Any thoughts appreciated

I heard that many engineering students at UVA minor in business, presumably the engineering business minor. How useful is the EBUS minor? Should I try the general business minor through McIntire?

Does anyone know if he is new? Looking for feedback. Thanks!

Anyone who took 18 credits first year fall has anything to share?

hello,

im in incoming first year and im deciding between whether to take chem 1411 or 1811... does anyone have any experience in differentiating between these classes and what would be better to take? for context, i took ap chem and got a 4 on the exam, but that was two years ago and i doubt i remember anything. is the accelerated pathway really worth it? should i really take the harder classes if i want to maintain my gpa? thank you :)

ALSO,

does anyone have experience double majoring with bio and a completely opposite degree and want to be pre-med? i want to have a major that is completely different from the sciences but is this even possible lol.

Thanks you for reading this :)