弗吉尼亚大学

#1Intro

是由托马斯·杰斐逊于美国弗吉尼亚州的夏律第鎮创建的一所公立研究型大学。三位美国总统(杰斐逊,麦迪逊和门罗)为其最初校董会成员。该校为最初的八所“公立常春藤”成员,其校区曾是北美唯一名列联合国教育科学文化组织世界遗产名單的高等院校校区[1]。在美国历史上,弗吉尼亚大学以其首创建筑,天文和哲学等学术领域而著称,同时她也是第一所将教育独立于教会的高校。该校工程和应用科学学院为全美第一所附属于大学的工程学院。

1800年1月18日,时任的美国副总统托马斯·杰斐逊在写给约瑟夫·普利斯特里(Joseph Priestley)的一封信中提起建立一个新大学的计划。1802年,时任美国总统的托马斯·杰斐逊在写给画家查尔斯·威尔森·菲尔(Charles Willson Peale)的信中提及,“新的学校应建立在尽可能自由和宽松的环境下。”尽管当时弗吉尼亚州已经拥有一所学院──威廉与玛丽学院,但某种程度上由于其存在的宗教偏见和对于自然科学教育的缺乏,托马斯·杰斐逊对其母校丧失了信心。弗吉尼亚大学所处的土地为美国第五任总统詹姆斯·门罗在1788年买下。1817年,这片紧邻夏律第镇的农地被当时被称为中央学院的学校筹建委员会买下,而此时门罗恰好开始了他作为美国总统的第一个任期。在杰斐逊的主持下,学校于1817年举行了奠基仪式,并且于1819年获得了弗吉尼亚州政府的大学办学许可证。


二十一世纪
政府资助的缩减
2004年,随着州政府拨款的严重缩减,弗吉尼亚大学成为了全美第一所民间捐款多过政府资助的公立大学。2005年弗吉尼亚州议会通过立法使得包括UVA在内的弗州公立大学拥有较高的自主权。

同样在2004年,在纪念前校长阿尔得曼(Alderman)上任一百年的活动上,学校颁布了名为AccessUVA的学费补助项目。该项目保证大学将百分之百补齐本国录取学生所需的学费,承担贫困学生的所有费用,以及限制学生贷款的额度。这使得弗吉尼亚大学成为全美公立大学中第一个承担贫困学生全部学费的高校。

值得一提的是,曾有校长莎莉文的离开与复职事件发生。


师资
弗吉尼亚大学拥有优秀的师资,包括一名诺贝尔奖得主(2005年医学奖),一名普利策奖得主,二十五名古根海姆基金学者,二十六名富布莱特基金学者,六名美国国家人文基金学者,两名美国总统青年学者奖(Presidential Young Investigator)得主,三位斯隆奖得主以及三位帕卡德基金奖得主。大学教师在互联网领域绩效尤其突出。物理教授约瑟夫·麦卡锡是SURANET计划的首席学界政府代表;学校参与包括ARPANET, Abilene, Internet2以及Lambda Rail在内的多个大型项目。 1986年3月19日,“Virginia.edu”成为弗吉尼亚州第一个注册于“.edu”下的域名。

在杰弗逊时代,教授们与学生们一起住在学术村,同时扮演着授课者和指导员的角色。如今后者已经被住宿指导员RA取代,但至今仍有部分教工延续传统,住在校区主草坪,或是承担住宿学院指导员的责任。

学院

建筑学院 School of Architecture
文学及理学院 College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
柯里教育学院Curry School of Education
进修教育及个人学习学院 School of Continuing and Professional Studies
麦金塔尔商业学院 McIntire School of Commerce
达顿研究生商学院 Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
工程与应用科学院 School of Engineering and Applied Science
法学院 Law School
医学院 School of Medicine
护理学院 School of Nursing
弗兰克·巴顿领导与公共政策学院 (2007年4月宣布成立) Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
怀斯学院 College at Wise

颜惠庆,弗吉尼亚大学首位中国留学生,1900年毕业,中华民国政治家、外交家,曾任中华民国国务总理,中华民国代理临时执政。
吴宓,比较文学家,著名西洋文学家,《学衡》主编。
法治斌(1951年-2003年6月18日),法学家,中华民国台湾著名宪法学者,中华民国司法院大法官被提名人(被提名后猝逝)。

#2About

Who We Want

UVA is an exciting place where students with a wide range of interests will be challenged and supported in a diverse curriculum. There are some things that you should do in high school to prepare yourself for life at UVA. If you are just getting started with the college search, check out the College Board’s Big Future website to get acquainted with the process.

1. Take the best program available to you in your core subjects.

Make sure that your class schedule demonstrates that you are taking advantage of all that your school offers. Talk to your counselor and parents to help determine the right program for you. Colleges will want to see that you are pursuing a strong schedule, but they will also want to see good grades.

What do we mean by the core subjects? Those are English, math, foreign language, social studies, and science.

2. Prepare for your standardized tests.

Give yourself time to become familiar with the formats and timing of the standardized tests you’ll be taking and UVA’s testing requirements.

By the way, we want to see applicants in the best light possible, so we look at the best combination of scores when we review standardized test information.

3. Get to know your school counselor and teachers.

Your school counselor and teachers have years of experience working with students preparing for college. They are a great resource to use as you navigate the college search and application process. They’ll also be writing letters of recommendation for you and you want to make sure they have some interesting things to tell your colleges.

4. Get involved in your school or community.

While we are obviously looking for talented students to enrich life in the classroom at UVA, we are also looking for students who will add to our community in different ways. With about 1,000 student organizations  at UVA, we value variety, so get involved with whatever activities you find rewarding.

Once you compile a list of colleges in which you are interested, you’ll probably be interested in the visit options for prospective students and families. You may also want to see cities where Office of Admission staff will be making visits to members in the coming year.

#3Statistic

Requirment and Statistic of admission

  • SAT

    1400-1540

  • ACT

    32-34

  • TOEFL

    100

  • IELTS

  • GPA

Admission Statistics录取统计
Applicants
申请人数
Admitted
录取人数
Ratio
录取率
Enrolled
入学人数
EA/ED Applicants
EA/ED申请
EA/ED Admitted
EA/ED录取
EA/ED Ratio
EA/ED录取率
Waiting List
等待名单
Admitted From WL
等待名单录取
2019 40815 9725 24% 3927 %
2018 37182 9828 26% 3821 % 5972 13
2017 36779 10058 27% 3788 % 5961 117
2016 36783 10061 27% 3818 % 4987 360
2015 30840 9186 29% 3674 %
DIVERSITY GROUP
人种分类
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RATIO
国际生比例
SAT RANGE
SAT范围
ACT RANGE
ACT范围
INTENDED FIELD OF CONCENTRATION
申请专业
2019 1408 32
2018 CR 660-730
Math 670-770
30-34
2017 CR 660-740
Math 650-760
29-33
2016 CR 660-740 50% 31-34 50% CR 620-720 50%
Math 630-740 50%
Writing 620-720 50%
2015 Middle 50% rate for SAT scores:
620-720 Critical Reading
630-740 Math
620-720 Writing
27-31 50%

#4Admission

Supplement Essay

1. We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer this question, which corresponds to the school/program you selected above, in a half page or roughly 250 words.
College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?

2. Required of ALL applicants, regardless of school or program. Answer one of the following questions in a half page or roughly 250 words (Please select the prompt you are responding to):
--What is your favorite word and why?
--We are a community with quirks, both in language and in traditions. Describe one of your quirks and why it is part of who you are.
--Student self-governance, which encourages student investment and initiative, is a hallmark of the U.Va. culture. In her fourth year at U.Va., Laura Nelson was inspired to create Flash Seminars, one-time classes which facilitate high-energy discussion about thought-provoking topics outside of traditional coursework. If you created a Flash Seminar, what idea would you explore and why
--U.Va. students paint messages on Beta Bridge when they want to share information with our community. What would you paint on Beta Bridge and why is this your message?

#4Process

Process