Lower middle class Asian at UVA?

charlieschm
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:59:19 +0000

You could visit UVa with a little effort and little expense. If you buy your tickets from Amtrak a couple months in advance on a non-holiday week, they are reasonably priced. You can take a train directly from Penn Station to Cville. If you time it right, you can even sleep on the train and avoid paying for a hotel room. There is a free trolley available most days during the day that connects from the train station to the main parts of UVa, or you could walk a couple miles. The University also runs free buses around the grounds, including from the east end of the University which is closer to the train station.

However, UVa says they do not consider whether you visit or not in an admissions decision. Some OTHER colleges do look unfavorably upon applicants who don’t make an official visit to the campus if they live within a reasonable distance.

I often recommend U. of Delaware as a backup university for people who love UVa. It is similar in size and many many other respects, but more northern, not as expensive out of state, and not as difficult for admissions.