Why is UVA better than W&M?

UVADeanJ
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:59:12 +0000

UVa doesn’t explicitly say you can live on Grounds all four years, but there is enough room for those who want on Grounds housing to have it. In fact, there’s enough housing here that we’re able to offer it to transfer students who want it, too.

You might not always get your first pick of rooms, of course. If the entire student population suddenly decided to live on Grounds, there wouldn’t be enough room, but off Grounds apartments and houses are plentiful and sometimes less expensive, so plenty of students opt to leave on Grounds housing after the first year (the only year that is required).

The study abroad options here are spectacular. The International Studies folks have a nice search engine on their website that will help you sort the programs by different criteria.

The whole list:
[Programs-List All-International Studies Office](http://www.studyabroad.virginia.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ListAll)

The simple search engine:
[Programs-Search (simple)-International Studies Office](http://www.studyabroad.virginia.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.SimpleSearch)

The advanced search engine:
[Programs-Search (advanced)-International Studies Office](http://www.studyabroad.virginia.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.AdvancedSearch)

It’s kind of fun to play around with those!