| Hi Ruruster,
I live in Herndon, VA and I am also closely tied to my family members. Everyone in my family immigrated from China a good 15-30 years ago and so we have such a strong tradition. I know you probably already have decided by now on to where ever you are going; but to ease your thought of mind, UVa offers such a great experience and a successful future. It is a beautiful campus with a great atmosphere; you will definitely get that family "atmosphere" alone with new friends that you could easily call family. I am currently a Junior in High School and UVa is my dream school. Everything from the education, social life, and the athletic perspective fits into almost every student's list. I hope you are/will be happy with where ever you go, but at the end, it all comes down to you. How you feel what's best for your life is all up to you.
(Herndon/Vienna is "extremely" close to UVa, compared to those out-of-state students who travel hundreds of miles to be there. I have visited UVa a couple of times and the trip is really not that bad. The fastest one way trip I ever had was about 1hr 30min, but my brother was driving. So you could easily visit your family members probably once every two weeks, or if you really are that close, then every weekend if you would like. Just a thought) |