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esque town surrounded by rolling countryside and dotted SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT UVA
with aesthetically designed buildings and historical land-
marks, the city is regularly ranked among America’s most The university’s 12 schools include the Frank Batten School
preferred habitations. Charlottesville (pop.48,457) was of Leadership and Public Policy, School of Data Science,
named as the ‘happiest city in America’ by the US National College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Curry
Bureau of Economic Research (2014) and featured among School of Education and Human Development, Darden
the ‘Top Ten College Towns’ rankings of Partners for Liv- School of Business, School of Law, School of Medicine,
able Communities. School of Engineering and Applied Science, McIntire
A small but historically important habitat, Charlottes- School of Commerce, School of Architecture, School of
ville is best known for contributing America’s three found- Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Nursing and
ing presidents — Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and the Liberal Arts College at Wise.
James Monroe. Jefferson’s renowned mountain-top home For a detailed list of study programmes offered by each
Monticello, attracts a steady stream of tourists every year. academic school, visit www.virginia.edu
Downtown Charlottesville is the legal, financial and social
hub of the community, and hosts a plethora of shopping Tuition & other fees (per year)
malls, cafes and restaurants. Tuition $50,900
The climate is sub-tropical with hot and humid sum- Board & lodging
mers and cold winters. Rain falls throughout the year in & miscellaneous $16,296
Charlottesville. Total $67,196 $=Rs.73.67
Campus facilities. Together with Jefferson’s home at Mon-
ticello the UVA campus is a desig-
nated Unesco World Heritage Site. The Rotunda acceptance rate of 24 percent.
Sprawled over a 3,392-acre campus Minimum eligibility criteria
the varsity hosts 560 buildings with for admission into its under-
the central campus popularly known grad programmes are com-
as the Grounds extending over 1,166 pletion of class XII/Plus Two,
acres. The university revolves around proof of English language
its Academical Village, which in- proficiency (TOEFL and
cludes the specific areas of The Lawn IELTS tests) and SAT/ACT
(a grand terraced green space sur- scores. However in light of
rounded by residential and academic the Covid-19 pandemic, UVA
buildings), The Gardens and The has made the submission of
Range. The Rotunda, inspired by the SAT/ACT scores optional for
Pantheon in Rome, stands at the north-end of The Lawn the 2020-21 academic year. Admission application forms
and is the university’s most recognisable symbol. Flanking should be submitted online together with academic tran-
both sides of The Rotunda and extending down the length scripts, admissions essay and recommendations from guid-
of The Lawn are ten Pavilions interspersed with students’ ance counsellor/school principal.
residences. Each has its own classical architectural style, as For further information, contact: P.O. Box 400160,
well as own walled garden separated by Jeffersonian ser- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904. Ph:
pentine walls. These walls are “serpentine” because they 434.982.3200; Email: undergradadmission@virginia.
run in a sinusoidal pattern. edu; website: https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/
The university’s 12 libraries host 16 million print books contact-us
and 463,000 e-books with the Albert and Shirley Small Accommodation. UVA provides the option of 13 tradition-
Special Collections library hosting an extensive collection al and modern dormitories in centrally-located student
of Thomas Jefferson’s official and personal papers. Other residential communities. The largest students’ residential
campus facilities include state-of-the-art classrooms and complex, the Gooch Dillard Residence Halls, houses 610
labs, auditoriums, an art museum and gallery, a learning students. All first-year undergrad students are expected to
resource centre, two radio and a television station. live on-campus and are assigned rooms in one of three resi-
Moreover in the tradition of America’s great universities, dences — Brown, International and Hereford. All offer fully
UVA offers superb facilities for sports and games and a rich furnished rooms, shared bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, In-
assortment of student clubs and organisations (800 clubs ternet access and laundry facilities.
and 60 social service fraternities). It also has the distinction Degree programmes. UVA’s 12 schools offer 90 undergradu-
of hosting the country’s oldest debating society for under- ate, 69 graduate and 55 doctoral degree programmes (see
graduate students. box).
Admission. Admission into UVA is highly selective with an DIPTA JOSHI

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