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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Lots of classes taught by grad students.[/quote] DD is a 1st Yr and hasn't had a single class taught by a TA. They lead discussion sections for large classes, offer study sessions, proctor and grade exams. But, professors teach the classes and have been easy to communicate with via office hours or email. Flame UVA all you want, but at least post the truth for people genuinely doing their research. [/quote]

Same is true for my first year student.[/quote]

My kid at UVA has also experienced large classes with TA taught sections.  But let’s be a real, the TAs are doing the grading and teaching the discussion sections.  The profs are just lecturing.  My DD had a prof who said any questions about the class or material should go to the TA.  He will
Meet with kids in office hours to discuss only the general topic (not related to the class coverage) and careers in that subject area.  The TAs have a significant impact on the teaching (and one of my kid’s TAs got a D+ in the class when the TA took it—ridiculous!).  That said, I think that is the experience at any large university.  My other kid is a grad student and TA at another university and it sounds very similar.

I do have issues with class sizes.  Last semester my kid had a 400 and a 500 person lecture class and a 700 person online class!!  The o line one is being changed next year, though, to smaller in person sections, so the school realizes that was a disaster.

I would also say cheating is rampant, but I also think that is not unique to UVA. My TA kid has also seen a bit of that at their university. I think some of these kids cheat in high school because the expectations are insane and they never stop.

Overall, UVA has been really good for my kid (who has found it challenging and does not have a perfect record there). I would not say it is overrated.  It’s not perfect, but for the most part, what we expected.
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This is what I have experienced/heard first hand too. It is a public university and if you have never experienced a private HS/private university you will never see or notice the big difference.  Admin and registration and getting courses, etc. are all going to be much different. [/quote]

Most of the things listed are not accurate for most majors. Sounds primarily like a CS problem.[/quote]

I’m 20:14 and my kid is not a CS major but did take weeder/prerequisite classes to apply for Batten and/or McIntire so that gives you an idea of the types of classes my kid was taking.[/quote]

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