McIntire Business School admissions

UVADeanJ
Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:03:57 +0000

We can tell you all about UVA in the UVA forum, but we can’t really comment on the student experience elsewhere.

There are three McIntire options: the major, the minor, or the grad programs. Yes, the major is selective. Students apply to the major in their second year, not the first. It’s important to have a good foundation before jumping into a specialty (you can’t even do that when you first get to McIntire). Not diving directly into a major is a GOOD thing, especially if you are a naturally curious person, as UVA students tend to be! You have time to explore and experience things you didn’t have access to in high school. You may think you’ve settled on a major, but you haven’t had exposure to all of the options yet. Many, many students declare a different major than the one they were interested in during high school.

FWIW, I have a relative who thought they’d go for Management as well, but they took an Economics class during their first semesters and realized that Econ was the better home for them.