Our graduating senior tour guide at UVA Engineering School was from a rural OOS HS where she was highly regarded and then total culture shock at UVA being far behind in most subjects. She explained in great detail the multitude of tutoring option available on campus to help everyone get to the level they need to be successful. She also changed from one of the most difficult engineering majors to one that was the least technical. Not having had calculus before college was a real disadvantage in engineering. I feel though for other students who were not admitted that had more academic potential. She enjoyed UVA but talked far more about her social (greek) life than what she had learned. We were left with an impression that academics might not be challenging enough for top students especially those who would not spend as much time on their social lives.