<p>How does UVA compare to the Ivies in terms of workload toughness, grade curving, social life, etc.? I know that the Ivies aren’t all the same as each other, but do you all have any general thoughts?</p>
<p>If UVA was an ivy league, I think UVA would be UPenn. Work hard/party hard.</p>
<p>I think UVA is definitely less cutthroat competative than UPenn though.</p>
<p>Do you mean less cutthroat competitive academically, or more laid back socially, or both?</p>
<p>yes, more laid back socially. it’s a very good school, but it certainly has a state school atmosphere.</p>
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<p>…UVA is a southern state school, I would hope it had a southern state school atmosphere. Are there state schools that don’t have state school atmospheres?</p>
<p>Comparing UVA to Ivies doesn’t really do much, none of the ivies are state schools or southern. It’s competitive academically, but not as much as the Ivies, and I think that’s where the comparison should stop.</p>
<p>I think UVA has a pretty yankee atmosphere for a southern state school. it certainly isn’t like state schools in the deep south.</p>
<p>it has smart people lol</p>
<p>UVA certainly has more of a northern atmosphere than a southern atmosphere, in my opinion, there is a large amount of students from NoVa</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just that I’m from Philadelphia, but I don’t think UVA is northern at ALL.</p>