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[quote=Anonymous]It's a lot less preppy than it used to be, that's for sure. I attended nearly 20 years ago and those were the days when "girls in pearls and guys in ties" at football games was ubiquitous - much less so now.

As the student population has grown more diverse, the "preppy" population has largely limited itself to the Greek system, which is pretty closed off from the rest of the University. You can be a part of that world if it's for you and you can avoid it completely if it's not (for me, it was not).

For me, the coolest thing about attending UVA - having transferred there after one year at a different school in VA - was the vast array of options for student groups to join.  There is seemingly a self-governing student group for just about any interest you can imagine, and that's where you find your people. From 7:00 - 11:00 PM most nights during the week, I was hanging with one of these groups, and then attending parties with them on the weekends.

Classes in the mornings (but not too early), studying in the afternoons, social time at night. It was a truly wonderful experience.[/quote]

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