

Just FIVE reasons...



1. The preppy/snobby environment. The environment at UVA is nothing like i've ver seen before. I thought wearing "pearls and dresses" to a football game was a joke. On my first football game, I was wearing a UVA Jersey and shorts, and some girls told me to change into a Lily Pulitzer dress. That is just one example. The culture here is very exclusive and preppy. Forgetting about Greek Life (which is a whole different story), there are so many clubs which are just horribly exclusive and every member has an extreme about of snobbiness through their membership. UGuides/Secret societies just breed the culture for more snootiness and exclusivity. It feels like the snobby boarding school kids have more power around grounds than other students. I can go on and on for how the culture here is just awful. I mean, FOXFIELD? does that say anything about the tacky culture here?



2. Housing

The housing situation here is also ridiculous. Students sign up for leases within 3 days. The school does not do ANYTHING to help this situation. The housing here also feels ridiculously exclusive. Sorority houses, apartment leases, et.c You have to find your friends within the first 3 weeks of school or you lose out on housing.



3. Segregation. UVA is extremely segregated. The Asians live on one area of campus, so do the African Americans so do the white students, etc. etc. As a white student, I can easily say I've never really been friends with more than 3 minority students. (Not because I consider myself racist, or what not, but because everything here is so segregated. Housing, meal plans, etc. Trust me, I'd love for UVA to not be segregated). Also, socioeconomically, it's also segregated like no where else. Through Greek Life, housing, meal plans, everyone is in different groups based on socioeconomic status and race. The lack of unity is very sad here!



4. Greek Life. Worst experience of my life. UVA should really be ashamed of how girls conduct themselves during this experience. (I'll just leave it at that. I might as well just make another completely separate post about this.)



5. Lack of care by the professors/staff. During my second semester, I reached out to a Dean to talk about how to make my situation better. I wasn't going to just cry in the corner. I wanted to be proactive and make UVA my home! I wanted to give UVA my all! After all, it was my school. I reached out to a Dean to talk about how I can make my situation better. Instead of understanding and helping me...HE SCOLDED ME and I left his office CRYING TO MY MOM. The dean not only scolded me, but he told me I lack confidence and self-esteem. (Which is just plain- un called for). Now, I was proactive. I REACHED OUT TO A SECOND DEAN! Maybe the first dean had an off-day, or we didn't connect. When I reached out to the SECOND dean...it also was a complete mess. He didn't help me resolve anything. He sugarcoated the issue, and made me feel hopeless and alone.



UVA has an extremely "nose in the air, we don't see it" kind of behavior. They act like if they don't see something, it's not there. UVA isn't what I'd call a "proactive" or "healthy" environment for any student.



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