<p>Good point southernbarn, and I can tell you that if you want to play in the marching band, that is a still a major hook at UVA. The new marching band was just formed a year or two ago, and they are still in the process of building. So far, pretty good band.
Having said all that, at least locally, UVA has a reputation for being somewhat “numbers driven,” resulting from relatively low staffing in the Admissions Office and relatively high number of applications, especially from in-state.</p>