The Science of Reincarnation—VIRGINIA Magazine
By Sean Lyons. When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the middle of the night screaming and clutching his chest, saying he dreamed his heart exploded when he was in Hollywood.
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How UVA fared in updated U.S. News rankings - Virginia Magazine
With a new methodology designed to address growing criticisms about its popular rankings, U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 report lists UVA as the No. 24 best overall university in the country and No. 5 among public universities. Read Virginia Magazine’s in-depth look at college rankings here.. UVA moved up one spot among national universities from …
The Many Faces of Cavman—VIRGINIA Magazine
By Erin O’Hare. In 1925 “The Cavalier Song,” written in 1923 by then-student Lawrence Haywood Lee Jr., was chosen in a College Topics contest as UVA’s best fight song. The song inspired a moniker for the athletic teams that stuck: The Cavaliers. A few years later, a caricature of the “Virginia Cavalier” appeared in a Washington Post ...
The Trouble with Civilization—VIRGINIA Magazine
The study of early civilizations brings archaeologists to the Near East, where the ruins of several-thousand-year-old city-states show evidence of the first agriculture, irrigation, animal domestication, writing and organized religion. Modern states—Turkey, Syria and Iraq—now exist in territory that was once Assyria, Babylonia and Sumer.
Admission FAQs—VIRGINIA Magazine
Dean of Admission Greg Roberts Dan Addison. Beginning this fall, high school seniors will have the option to apply “early action” to the University of Virginia. UVA’s early action plan will offer high school seniors the opportunity to apply by Nov. 1 and receive a decision no later than Jan. 31. In early action, there are three options ...
According to Custom—VIRGINIA Magazine
Opposition to the traditional coats and ties actually began after World War II. As one student wrote to the editor of College Topics in 1946: “I agree that the wearing of coats and ties gives a much better appearance than the mode of dressing to be found on most campuses. But please do not try to indoctrinate us with the theory that the mere wearing of a coat and tie will effect a magical ...
UVA admissions brings back early decision - Virginia Magazine
Like regular decision applicants, early action students aren’t required to choose UVA if admitted and can wait until May 1 to enroll. The $70 admission fee is the same regardless of when a student applies, Roberts says. “We never would have made this move to early decision if it meant canceling early action,” he says.
It was about time: A timeline of women at UVA - Virginia Magazine
1954. Mary Slaughter (Educ ’54), daughter of a UVA physical education professor, plays on the men’s tennis team, becoming the first woman to letter in a sport at UVA. After the season, the ACC bans women from men’s teams. Slaughter transfers to the Women’s College of the University of North Carolina, now UNC-Greensboro.
It’s now harder than ever to get into UVA—VIRGINIA Magazine
It’s now harder than ever to get into UVA. Back in 1992, when the parents of some of today’s high school juniors were heading to college, the odds of getting into UVA weren’t bad. That year, UVA offered admission to 43 percent of the 12,318 students who applied—5,282. This year, the offer rate was less than half that; UVA offered ...