Perception of UVA outside of VA

blueiguana
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:21:51 +0000

Rural is relative. Virginia Tech is in Blacksburg. THAT is rural. Some like that environment because of it’s proximity to the Blue Ridge and they are sportsmen. Some deal with the location because the engineering school is highly rated. Charlottesville is not rural. It is less than 2hrs from the nations capitol. It may be small for your taste, but again, it’s all relative.

Make your decision based on the schools merits and your own feeling of how you would fit there. I am from the mid-Atlantic, however before I came to this site there are so many schools I had never heard of because they were LAC’s. My son is engineering. I’m sure they are awesome schools, well regarded in their fields of study. Just because something isn’t a ‘name dropper’ doesn’t mean it isn’t great.