Most beautiful college campuses in VA

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Anonymous wrote:Toured UVA this past fall. Agree it is going downhill and needs a good pressure washing. The secrecy society grafitii is definitely a turn off as well.

Either you didn't tour or you weren't listening. Those are benevolent philanthropic societies of great historical and financial importance to the university. They have raised 100s of millions of dollars for the welfare of UVA, Charlottesville, and financial aid. Please read and learn. It is considered a great honor to be tapped for one of them. They are secret because they teach philanthropy. In some of the societies, even the member's family don't learn their family member was a member and donated time and money to the University for decades following graduation. A wreath appears at the funeral. That is all. It's a great educational tool for everyone in Charlottesville and the surrounding areas. And by the way is a world UNESCO site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_societies_at_the_University_of_Virginia. The only university in America that is. UVA is consistently ranked one of the most beautiful campuses in America: "UVA is regarded as one of the most beautiful and prestigious universities in the world. In 1987, UNESCO named the University (in conjunction with Monticello) a World Heritage Site. This rare distinction has been bestowed upon only the world's most culturally significant landmarks..

Please stop the UVa bashing. It's not constructive. My DD wasn't even a contender for it but as a Virginian, I am very proud of the 33 institutions of higher learning that we offer, as well as the Governor's schools. It's just not cool to bash like this, especially when it's clear you don't know what you are talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech, JMU, Mary Washington, and Christopher Newport are my favorites.

I graduated from Mary Washington and always thought it was an incredibly beautiful campus. The planners, however, need to be careful not to overbuild the site or eliminate the open space and vistas that give the campus such character. I understand the need to modernize, but a lot of students love the school for its classic red brick architecture.

PP here and I'm also a Mary Washington alum! Totally agree with you. It's a perfect little jewel and I hope they don't expand further. I was also very sad when they changed from MWC to UMW.

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Anonymous wrote:Toured UVA this past fall. Agree it is going downhill and needs a good pressure washing. The secrecy society grafitii is definitely a turn off as well.

Either you didn't tour or you weren't listening. Those are benevolent philanthropic societies of great historical and financial importance to the university. They have raised 100s of millions of dollars for the welfare of UVA, Charlottesville, and financial aid. Please read and learn. It is considered a great honor to be tapped for one of them. They are secret because they teach philanthropy. In some of the societies, even the member's family don't learn their family member was a member and donated time and money to the University for decades following graduation. A wreath appears at the funeral. That is all. It's a great educational tool for everyone in Charlottesville and the surrounding areas. And by the way is a world UNESCO site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_societies_at_the_University_of_Virginia. The only university in America that is. UVA is consistently ranked one of the most beautiful campuses in America: "UVA is regarded as one of the most beautiful and prestigious universities in the world. In 1987, UNESCO named the University (in conjunction with Monticello) a World Heritage Site. This rare distinction has been bestowed upon only the world's most culturally significant landmarks..

Please stop the UVa bashing. It's not constructive. My DD wasn't even a contender for it but as a Virginian, I am very proud of the 33 institutions of higher learning that we offer, as well as the Governor's schools. It's just not cool to bash like this, especially when it's clear you don't know what you are talking about.

DP. Good grief.

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Richmond and William and Mary are very beautiful.

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For UVA - imo Darden and the lawn side of campus is really pretty but there are also a lot of really ugly/not in the UVA style. Clemons, Arts and Architecture buildings and some of the STEM buildings come to mind. And their new buildings don't really look that much like UVA.

W&M has the same problem on a smaller scale, but it looks like with the dorm reconstruction on west campus and the replacement of older buildings by Swem they're trying to return to the colonial style again. The b school building was built maybe 10 years ago and looks gorgeous.

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Anonymous wrote:Out of stater here - W&M alum with a student there now - you have SO MANY beautiful campuses in Virginia!
What a wonderful array of public and private schools. Amazing

This. The DCUM pissing matches are so unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is a World Heritage Site.

That doesn’t make it the most beautiful.

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GMU

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Mary Baldwin is a very nice campus in a charming town.

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Virginia Tech

What other school has it’s own quarry?

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech, JMU, Mary Washington, and Christopher Newport are my favorites.

I graduated from Mary Washington and always thought it was an incredibly beautiful campus. The planners, however, need to be careful not to overbuild the site or eliminate the open space and vistas that give the campus such character. I understand the need to modernize, but a lot of students love the school for its classic red brick architecture.

Totally agree. W&M is my favorite campus and UMW is a close second. Really don't like CNU. Felt sterile and soulless, like a corporate conference center.

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Anonymous wrote:Am at W & M right now.

It is so nice. Have you traveled all the way to the lake? The wellness center? Tons of history of course, and well maintained grounds. Old growth trees. There is a relatively recent memorial/monument to the enslaved people who helped create/maintain the school (which was founded in thr 1600’’s). It is very well done. We are quite impressed overall.

I would guess that many people don’t even realize that Lake Matoaka is part of the campus.

Or the wooded trails along it. My kid's fav way to decompress.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am at W & M right now.

It is so nice. Have you traveled all the way to the lake? The wellness center? Tons of history of course, and well maintained grounds. Old growth trees. There is a relatively recent memorial/monument to the enslaved people who helped create/maintain the school (which was founded in thr 1600’’s). It is very well done. We are quite impressed overall.

I would guess that many people don’t even realize that Lake Matoaka is part of the campus.

Or the wooded trails along it. My kid's fav way to decompress.

This was a big plus for my DD. She ended up at a rural LAC that also has it's own lake but the lake and trials is what sold her on WM (waitlisted).

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Anonymous wrote:Out of stater here - W&M alum with a student there now - you have SO MANY beautiful campuses in Virginia!
What a wonderful array of public and private schools. Amazing

This. The DCUM pissing matches are so unnecessary.

But so entertaining!

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is a World Heritage Site.

UVA is a dump.

Ok Jan