<p>So sorry about that. Did you like UVa at all. Many of my friends here love that campus. It’s really one of those have your cake and eat it too. Lots of social events, great facilities, cool Georgian architecture, solid, but not too rigorous academics. I’m sure one of my friends’ plight through science courses here is making him wish he just went on to UVa’s honors program, even though it would cost about the same(UVa would have been a more relaxed environment in general and less uptight in terms of rigor/competition). He loves his research and profs., but the rigor/his performance is taking a toll. It is quite a transition to go from being able to get 5s on APs self-study w/ease, but getting grades no higher than B+ in most science classes(unfortunately he has even gotten a B- and a C+ in gen. chem and orgo 1 respectively, and is still struggling through orgo. II. Emory really doesn’t play games in pre-med courses at all).<br>
Also: I don’t know, I kind of found UGA stereotypical, but not in the “jock sense”, it just was a very stereotypical collegetown type place, very much like Ann Arbor (but of course less intellectual). I don’t really care about jocks as you’ll get that at any southern school w/D-1 sports whether it is Vandy, Duke (Duke and Vandy’s demographics/reputation does not save it from that), w/e. I actually kind of overlooked it, or assumed it was the norm also. I probably had different expectations from you. The stuff you found surprising just wasn’t as surprising to me. Surprising is the fact that places like Tech have a huge social scene despite the rigor of academic demands. Their social scene is one that thwarts the stereotype. Though some Tech students and outsiders will tell you differently, many tend to over-exaggerate. I’m over there a lot and there are often lots of things going on at any given time. </p>
<p>Oh yeah, Essence seemed kind of fun this year (coincidentally it’s when at least one black fraternity or sorority has its probate/initiation ceremony, and that’s always a fun event). Feel free to come on down to Atlanta and check us out (a lot of UGA folks come down here on weekends like the GA/FL game or Fall Break when Athens is deserted, so that may be an oppurtunity) if you ever get a chance if you attend UGA. Best of luck.</p>