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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVA, daughter in humanities, no greek affiliations, LOVEs IT.  And she hated in the first time we toured.  Worked out very well.[/quote]

[b]How did she find her social group there?[/quote][/b]

Three ways:  The first was the use of facebook for the entering class. Usually someone sets up a private page, "UVA Class of 2024" and upcoming entering students sign-on.  They introduce themselves and interests and pretty soon there are lots of friendly conversations going on about all sorts of topics.  Students talk about their majors, where they are coming from, what excites them about UVA, etc.  By the time DD got there, she had a passel of ten to twelve girls and some boys who had "bonded" on the page and had agreed to meet at one of the dining halls that evening.  That's how she started.  At least four friends were from that online core group.

Second: there are over 600 clubs at UVA.  Your DD or DS should go to Club Day and visit all the tables to find out what interests them.  DD initially decided to try out rowing, an a capella group (there are Lots of singing groups), a popular debate society and a political group.  She dropped rowing after trying out and eventually the singing but made friends along the way.  Four years later she is still involved in the debate society and the political group.

Third: dorm life.[/quote]

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