<p>I’ll give this a try…keep in mind, I’m an administrator and I’ve been here nine years. My take might be a tad different.</p>
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First of all, I think it’s really hard to pin down a dominant style when you’re talking about a student body of 14,000 students. I spend part of my year visiting students all over and these days, students in Denver don’t look all that different from students in Atlanta. </p>
<p>[I</a> made some *highly scientific* observations of student appearances a couple years ago on my blog](<a href=“http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2010/12/fitting-in-at-uva.html]I”>Notes from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: Fitting in at UVa). Almost every male walking by my window when I was really paying attention was wearing jeans. The women were either wearing jeans or black leggings. Most of the guys were wearing sneakers. </p>
<p>If you’re really into style, [check</a> out this group called HOOS gotStyle](<a href=“https://www.youtube.com/user/HOOSgotstyle]check”>https://www.youtube.com/user/HOOSgotstyle). They’re an interesting bunch. They started a club dedicated to sneakers. :)</p>
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The students don’t worship the football players here, but there is a lot of school spirit. </p>
<p>Charlottesville doesn’t “shut down” on game day. If you go, you’ll see tons of tailgating and crowds streaming towards the stadium. If you don’t, you’ll see people out doing other things, too.</p>
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After spending time on many college campuses, my take is that this is not a party school. </p>
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There are statistics about diversity on the website, if you want to see some numbers. :)</p>
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I am from NYC/Boston and had my doubts when I was visiting, but Charlottesville has a nice mix of people from different regions. Remember, we’re two hours from DC. This is not the deep south. </p>
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It goes back to the early 1800s. :)</p>
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I am not an expert critic of marching bands, but I think they are wonderful! They’re having more fun at games than anyone else in the venue. If I had to choose between a ticket in one of the fancy boxes or sitting in the middle of the band, I’d sit with the band. </p>
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Yes, your FAFSA and CSS Profile will determine your need.</p>
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Nope! There are plenty of transfer students here.</p>
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We want your entire academic record, which includes testing and HS work. However, your college work will be first in our mind when considering you for transfer. The transfer agreements we have for the College, Engineering, and Nursing schools should give you an idea about GPAs. </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>