<p>I think for hereford they actually do put first years all together. You’ll be just fine, and don’t underestimate upper class friends. Some of my very good friends were older than me or are now younger than me. You make a lot of friends through clubs, too, when you actually have something in common with people (versus dorms which are random, except Brown).</p>
<p>Question: I visited UVA during Days on the Lawn, and most of the dorms don’t have AC and so people use fans or open windows instead. Well, I have moderately severe allergies so I can’t really open the windows during spring and room assignments are random so what can I do? </p>
<p>My future roommate will be fine with it b/c we are requesting to room with each other, but I don’t want to vaporize during spring and early fall…</p>
<p>If your allergies are medically bad enough, you might consider this:</p>
<p>[University</a> of Virginia Elson Student Health Center - Housing Requests based on Medical, Psychological or Disability Related Needs](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/studenthealth/lnec/LNEC%20Housing%20Requests.html]University”>http://www.virginia.edu/studenthealth/lnec/LNEC%20Housing%20Requests.html)</p>
<p>There was this essay on the hereford website. Do incoming first years have to submit this essay? I know Brown and IRC have applications, but it didn’t say Hereford did…</p>
<p>^ that’s what i’m worried about - the application said hereford didn’t have a separate application, but the website has one… :/</p>
<p>Maybe it’s only for upperclassmen?</p>
<p>Hey I was wondering if anyone could post information about the air-conditioned dorms. I understand that there are 3- Cauthen, Woody and Kellogg, and that they are hall style. Are the rooms the same size as the Old Dorms, and are there captain beds? If anyone could give me information about these rooms that would be great! Thanks!</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I’m joining the SEAS this fall! I had to pick the very last orientation session which is July 26-27 because of late registration and now I am worried about how this will effect the options I will have for choosing classes. Do students pick classes on a first-come-first-serve basis during summer orientation? It seems like I can chose my classes/request them through my SIS account but that seems very complicated too.</p>
<p>this has been addressed in about 20 recent threads. here is one. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-virginia/941529-hoping-some-reassurance-about-later-orientation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-virginia/941529-hoping-some-reassurance-about-later-orientation.html</a></p>
<p>Anyone got Virgin mobile? how good is the coverage?</p>
<p>Dunno about Virgin, but ATT 3G service is intermittent at best…During orientation I got no service in Hereford and spotty service inside Newcomb. Outside, everything was usually fine though.</p>
<p>See, the UVA website says that AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have good coverage, and the rest are a bit sketchy, but those 3 have SUCH expensive plans, whereas I can get a $35 plan from Virgin which covers everything I need… :/</p>
<p>what good is a cheap plan if it does not work?
i have never had problems with verizon unless i was in the basement of cabell. i have friends with iphones and their coverage is okay.</p>
<p>If it works in SOME places, it’s worth it to me. I am just about SCRAPING being able to afford UVA at all, and to pay $60 a month for a phone contract, when I’m only going to be in the USA for 8 months/year seems completely ridiculous to me.</p>
<p>Do you need a cellphone? I know the dorms won’t have phones anymore, but couldn’t you just use facebook and skype? just wondering…</p>
<p>Yeah. Yeah I do need a cellphone. I send about 100 texts a day at the moment…also you can’t use facebook/skype on the go…</p>
<p>the difference between your posts
“I am scraping to get by”
and
“I send 100 texts a day”
is astounding.</p>
<p>No no, my current contract includes unlimited free texting - I pay £10 a month and I get unlimited texts and 300 minutes a month…there’s no need to get snappy.</p>
<p>well things cost different amounts in the us as you’ve realized, so you will just need to prioritize. what you “need” may not be what you need. going abroad brings a lot of opportunities but at the same time you have to give to get so there are things you will just need to change. so you will have to make those decisions. you could also consider working here to bring in some extra money to afford those extra things you want, but i know some internationals have problems getting hired because of visas or whatever. so you would have to look into that too.</p>
<p>I’d go with the cheaper plan, since texting doesn’t need good reception anyway. I haven’t herd anyone complain that they lack basic coverage.</p>