<p>Many NOVA students know each other as they come from the same schools. Many students have similar academic backgrounds as some of the state’s best schools are in Northern VA. Northern VA also tends to have a different culture about it. It’s not entirely different from the rest of VA, but it is different.</p>
<p>I was in the same boat as Hazelorb…like 50% of my high school went to either Penn State or East Stroudsburg University. I wanted to get away from that. I think my brother, my ex-boyfriend and myself are probably the only three from my HS that have gone to UVA. :)</p>