University of Virginia-Main Campus Top Questions

There is a balance between your academic life and social life. Time management is the key. Start you problem sets and papers ASAP because you will have a problem and need help. Time management is the key that enables you to hang out with friend when you want to and not be ruled by your homework.

I wish I had known to get more involved and learn more about general subjects. The biggest problem I am facing is deciding what major to choose and I feel that it would be much easier if I knew more about some subjects.

I thought I had known everything there was to know about school and life. But i was indeed wrong in every aspect of the word. College is a new experience and is extremely different from high school. The major thing that really isn't discuss, and I wish I had known, was the students are in charge of their education. Whether it was homework, tests, or quizes, it is your responsisbilty to follow up on due dates and get things accomplished on time. And at my school they enforce that and it makes for a better learing environment.

All the while the UVA presents itself as a diverse University, it isn't a mecca of cross- cultural interactions. Although inside the classroom, those who are genuinely interested may chose to cross those lines through discussions, in the social world it is segregated as can be. As an American Studies major, I find myself keenly aware of situations as such, and even more so as a third-year transfer (Hispanic) student. I wish I would have known that the UVA balance leaned toward a more conservative and well-off population that over shadows the liberal and diverse population.

I wish I knew how difficult the classes really were and more about the student demographic.

The lack of restrictions on alcohol use.

I wish I had been able to get more involved with research, working with professors directly, and it took my entire first year to figure out how to go about doing that.

All the different study fields and which would interest me the most

I wish that I knew that it rains a lot in Charlottesville. One day, it is sunny outside and the next thing you know, it is raining and it can rain all week. If someone had told me this, I would bought myself some rain boots. When it rains, you see every girl wearing one. I definitely know that I will not make that same mistake when I go back.

I wish I had known that the food was bad. Although I wouldn't have changed my decision on attending the school, the food is still not good so I probably wouldn't have signed up for a meal plan.