<p>Personally after visiting UVA a few times, I’d say it’s a very nice campus. Very pleasant. A lot of my friends either love or hate it. The thing that really makes or breaks the school for you is the attitude. Some people take it as snobby and others take it as an air of prestige. At the same time, the area around it does kind of have a little of that “Southern Hospitality” kind of feel (Though it’s not that extreme, Charlottesville isn’t that southern). If you’re a city person it might not be for you, as Charlottesville is “suburban” but leans a little more towards rural. However, it’s only a few hours away from DC, which is a cool perk :)</p>
<p>And yes the East Coast does know of UCLA and Berkeley, and they are regarded quite highly here as well. </p>
<p>If you’re worried at all about the Latino population, I mean yeah it is kind of low at UVA but I believe that a significant part of the student population comes from Northern Virginia, which is super diverse, and has a really high Latino population. So you won’t seem strange or anything. </p>
<p>Weather? Ummm I guess it’s kind of moderate. It snows 
though how much varies a lot from year to year. Some winters we can get huge snowstorms with like a foot, others there might be nothing at all.</p>
<p>Whatever you decide, super props to you for getting into UVA out of state! That’s a huge accomplishment!</p>