UVA Supplement

[hoopster14]

<p>Is the UVA Supplement that is now on the admission website the one to be used for applications for Fall 2014, or will a new supplement be posted when the new Common App is
available (August 1st)? Thanks for your help!</p>

[blueiguana]

<p>The link on the admissions website is last year’s supplement. Here are the supplement questions for the 2013-14 applicants:</p>

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2013-2014 UVa Supplement Essay Questions for First Year Applicants</p>

<ol>
<li><p>We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer the question that corresponds to the school you selected. Limit your answer to a half page or roughly 250 words.<br>
College of Arts & Sciences: What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?
Engineering: If you were given funding for a small engineering project, what would you do?
Architecture: Students in the school of architecture study the physical design of the environment in which we live, including cities, landscapes, and buildings. That environment has a profound effect on the way that people and societies interact and develop. Describe how a particular physical place has influenced your growth as a person.
Nursing: Discuss experiences that led you to choose the School of Nursing.
Kinesiology: Discuss experiences that led you to choose the kinesiology major.</p></li>
<li><p>Answer one of the following questions in a half page or roughly 250 words:
What is your favorite word and why?
The Honor Code at U.Va. states that students will not lie, cheat, or steal. This strengthens our Community of Trust. What would you add to the Honor Code and why?
In 2006, graduate student Robert Stilling discovered an unpublished poem by Robert Frost while doing research in U.Va.’s Small Collections Library. Where will your Stilling moment be in college?
We are a community with quirks, both in language (we’ll welcome you to Grounds, not campus) and in traditions. Describe one of your quirks and why it is part of who you are.
To tweet or not to tweet?

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</ol>

<p>[Notes</a> from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: 2013-2014 Application Essay Questions](<a href=“http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2013/06/2013-2014-application-essay-questions.html]Notes”>Notes from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: 2013-2014 Application Essay Questions)</p>

[UVADeanJ]

<p>

Is the UVA Supplement that is now on the admission website the one to be used for applications for Fall 2014,

I just pulled that down, but I’m pretty sure it says 2012-2013 at the top. Regardless, the new app always launches on August 1st. :)</p>