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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think a nerd could have a good experience at UVA? How about LGBT+? I worry that there’s too much emphasis on Greek life and sports for my gay nerdy kid who doesn’t drink, and has never dated (and doesn’t seem in any hurry). I don’t know what school life looks for them there. I did see the Brown College there which kind of looks like a place for “quirky” kids, but I’m not sure they’d what it’s like, and also only half the applicants get in. [/quote]

I think a gay nerdy kid could have a good experience there. The trick is being confident in whoever you are and putting the effort in to finding your people. The ones who suffer socially are the wannabes and the wallflowers, or the ones who assume they’re going to have an amazing social life because they were popular in high school. Things are different there.[/quote]

My gay nerdy kid is definitely a wallflower. Super introverted. I have felt that even though academically they would do well at UVA, they would not do well there socially. [/quote]

There are definitley places at UVA for this type. People seem to forget that there are 16,000 undergrads. They are not all Greek loving, wealthy, or athletes. There are many many people who have never set foot in a greek house or anywhere on the Corner or Wertland.  There are over 800 different clubs. The key is that they have to push themselves out of their comfort zone. No one is going to gather them up and befriend them. They need to go join, and say yes when asked to do things, any things with any people! That is how you meet people and find your tribe. If they cannot do that, then I am not sure they will find a group anywhere. I'll give an example, there is literally a Spongebob club. What do they do? they sit around and watch Spongebob. There is a waffle club. They get together and make waffles once a week. These may sound like lame clubs but they are low effort opportunities to meet others and find common interests.[/quote]

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