Does your student like/love UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Except it’s not exactly school spirit. That would be too pedestrian for UVA. It’s not so much “I love my school so much!”, it’s more “People are impressed by my connection to my school, which is really hard to get into and does a lot of things a little differently than the rest.”
- an alum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

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Let's not forget UVA grads constantly mocking UMDCP.

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I see thread after thread of people here attacking UVA here. It's not normal to be this obsessed with a school you didn't even attend.

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Anonymous wrote:I see thread after thread of people here attacking UVA here. It's not normal to be this obsessed with a school you didn't even attend.

Takes one to know one...

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this addresses your question, but the UVA grads I know might be perfectly nice and/or capable, but any of that is overshadowed by their cockyness. I mean, it's not Harvard, or even close. I feel like grads from better schools seem far less cocky. This gives me a negative impression, YMMV.

No. That does not answer OP’s question. Not one bit.

DP: Well, OPs question was about why it gets a bad rap from some--this is why. Students may like it, but many outside the school find a reasonably sized number of their graduates cocky about their education in a way that feels unwarranted for what it is--a strong flagship university. I don't fully agree, but I would say I have seen a bit more of this cockiness as they transition from school into the "real world" from UVA grads than I do from grads we hire from equally strong or stronger schools. I think it's a bit more insular than a typical flagship because of its size and the limit to have 2/3 of students in-state--breeds a feeling of being a bigger fish than others might consider them. I honestly don't think that's too big of an issue though because most I encountered are quickly disabused of that once they enter the bigger pond.

Well said.

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

Outside of DCUM, UVA grads simply don’t feel this way. There’s an irrational hatred of UVA on this board, and I’m convinced it’s because it annoys the shit out of people because it’s so highly ranked and so much cheaper than privates and DCUM can’t get their kids in.

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

Outside of DCUM, UVA grads simply don’t feel this way. There’s an irrational hatred of UVA on this board, and I’m convinced it’s because it annoys the shit out of people because it’s so highly ranked and so much cheaper than privates and DCUM can’t get their kids in.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's not forget UVA grads constantly mocking UMDCP.

What is UMDCP? Univ of Maryland? What is the DCP?

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

Outside of DCUM, UVA grads simply don’t feel this way. There’s an irrational hatred of UVA on this board, and I’m convinced it’s because it annoys the shit out of people because it’s so highly ranked and so much cheaper than privates and DCUM can’t get their kids in.

Irritation with UVA goes way beyond this board and has been a thing for a long, long time. A lot of it’s their own doing. If you’ve only lived in NoVa for, say, 10-15 years or less and you’re coming on here saying “But MY kids aren’t cocky!” you don’t exactly get it.

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Anonymous wrote:Typical DCUM that people whose kids do NOT go to or have gone to UVA are the first to post and bash the school.

I have two at UVA and they both love it. My students only two people who transferred out and they were for mental health reasons and money (OOS).

It sounds like your kid will absolutely love it as well based on your description. It is definitely a work hard/party hard atmosphere. He will have to work that much I can guarantee.

Both of my kids are very different, one introverted and one not at all. They both have found their groups and enjoy all aspects of the school from social to athletic to academics.

My brother attended and niece currently attends - they both love(d) it as well (OOS).

+1. And my UVA graduate loved his four years there and is not cocky

Have you seen your kid at work, or in the professional or social spheres, because some UVA grads are insufferable. DP here.

The ONLY reason I despise UVA and their graduates and will be extremely skeptical when hiring anyone from UVA is that most UVA grads I have met are indeed insufferable (suffers from delusions) unlike grads ofrom Michigan, Cal, UCLA, Illinois etc. whom I have met in the past 30 years or so.

Why is UIUC mentioned? Strange.

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

Outside of DCUM, UVA grads simply don’t feel this way. There’s an irrational hatred of UVA on this board, and I’m convinced it’s because it annoys the shit out of people because it’s so highly ranked and so much cheaper than privates and DCUM can’t get their kids in.

+1.

Yes, end thread

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

Being cocky is no problem. It is a problem when UVA grads start to believe (irrationally) that UVA is clearly better than Michigan, better than UCLA etc. and comparing and attacking other schools and acting superior to graduates of other equal or better schools. I noticed that you decided not to touch upon that issue and instead pretended to be all dumb... and throw out "what is wrong with displaying school spirit?" BS.

Outside of DCUM, UVA grads simply don’t feel this way. There’s an irrational hatred of UVA on this board, and I’m convinced it’s because it annoys the shit out of people because it’s so highly ranked and so much cheaper than privates and DCUM can’t get their kids in.

Irritation with UVA goes way beyond this board and has been a thing for a long, long time. A lot of it’s their own doing. If you’ve only lived in NoVa for, say, 10-15 years or less and you’re coming on here saying “But MY kids aren’t cocky!” you don’t exactly get it.

Well said and I have been a resident of VA for 29 years and on DCUM for about 17 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Typical DCUM that people whose kids do NOT go to or have gone to UVA are the first to post and bash the school.

I have two at UVA and they both love it. My students only two people who transferred out and they were for mental health reasons and money (OOS).

It sounds like your kid will absolutely love it as well based on your description. It is definitely a work hard/party hard atmosphere. He will have to work that much I can guarantee.

Both of my kids are very different, one introverted and one not at all. They both have found their groups and enjoy all aspects of the school from social to athletic to academics.

My brother attended and niece currently attends - they both love(d) it as well (OOS).

+1. And my UVA graduate loved his four years there and is not cocky

Have you seen your kid at work, or in the professional or social spheres, because some UVA grads are insufferable. DP here.

The ONLY reason I despise UVA and their graduates and will be extremely skeptical when hiring anyone from UVA is that most UVA grads I have met are indeed insufferable (suffers from delusions) unlike grads ofrom Michigan, Cal, UCLA, Illinois etc. whom I have met in the past 30 years or so.

Why is UIUC mentioned? Strange.

It’s also far superior in STEM as compared to UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:Typical DCUM that people whose kids do NOT go to or have gone to UVA are the first to post and bash the school.

I have two at UVA and they both love it. My students only two people who transferred out and they were for mental health reasons and money (OOS).

It sounds like your kid will absolutely love it as well based on your description. It is definitely a work hard/party hard atmosphere. He will have to work that much I can guarantee.

Both of my kids are very different, one introverted and one not at all. They both have found their groups and enjoy all aspects of the school from social to athletic to academics.

My brother attended and niece currently attends - they both love(d) it as well (OOS).

+1. And my UVA graduate loved his four years there and is not cocky

Have you seen your kid at work, or in the professional or social spheres, because some UVA grads are insufferable. DP here.

The ONLY reason I despise UVA and their graduates and will be extremely skeptical when hiring anyone from UVA is that most UVA grads I have met are indeed insufferable (suffers from delusions) unlike grads ofrom Michigan, Cal, UCLA, Illinois etc. whom I have met in the past 30 years or so.

Why is UIUC mentioned? Strange.

It’s also far superior in STEM as compared to UVA.

The OP didn't say anything about STEM.