University of Virginia Reviews

"The pro is the very friendly and helpful grad school atmosphere. The Political Science department grad students are very helpful and the faculty is always there for you to help. I think the program is preparing me in the best way possible for a very competitive job market. The cons is, in light of recent events, that the safety of the campus has come under scrutiny."

"Great school. Excellent facilities and faculty, in a very supportive environment. Prepares you for post-grad life."

"It is a relatively quiet college town, but beautiful natural resources for outdoor activities. It is a little bit difficult to build a social life here because it is small. However, I love my program for the high quality of knowledge and good resources for clinical training."

"Fantastic school in a wonderful city. Students are very collaborative and faculty very supportive."

"The faculty in my department are wonderful. They are willing to help at every step along the way and always excited to discuss your work and collaborate. The department has a really great environment."

"Great program. Could use some streamlining and improved communication as far as entering students is concerned but overall top notch."

"Recent new of what occurs as well as what has occurred on campus causes me to second guess how safe the campus is. Not much specific guidance as to what you can do with your PhD after you graduate. Everything leads to postdocs."

"I believe the graduate program encourages you to broaden your horizons by allowing you to take classes in different departments as well as collaborate with a wide variety of science disciplines."

"University of Virginia provides wonderful support and faculty access to their students. I ALWAYS feel safe on campus. The surrounding area offers a variety of outdoor activities to keep me entertained but the campus life has little to offer for me in this aspect. Housing seems to be a bit on the pricey side regardless of the year built and amentities provided."

"The BIMS program utilizes the umbrella program to include a diverse field of medical sciences and provide education about all of these fields to each incoming class. All PhD students enroll in a "Core Course" which runs from 9AM-4PM each day for 10 weeks, in which we learn about all relevant medical research disciplines: cancer, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, neurobiology, developmental biology, etc. It serves as a great foundation to start your research lab work. The faculty are so willing to help and care about teaching, as opposed to just doing research, which is very refreshing at a large research institution."

"Pro: Good Competitive Program Con: Limited Diversity in Faculty"

"Pros: Easy to get a job Cons: Limited range of alumni careers, mostly consulting-oriented"

"The program is very high quality. The downsides are the same for any other program."

"UVA is a great school. The BIMS program offers a competitive stipend and provides great support for their graduate students."

"I like Uva in general,but I don't like the chemistry department, C G, who is in charge of the general chemistry class now, is a nightmare to work with, being a teaching assistant in that class killed all my interest in teaching, and hence academia, a lot of TAs suffered from that course, and G is still there torturing everyone. He is the blacksheep in this department. Unfortunately almost all graduate stusent has to be a TA in his class during the first year."

"Very collegial department, open to collaboration. Only downside is it is in a small town, so hard to meet people."

"UVA's psychology program is among the absolute best. The professors are wonderful and the program overall is really supportive. You'll get a great education!"

"Pros Quality of the Education and Research Financial Aid; support by the Department Cons Diversity in Research to select"

"Charlottesville is a wonder place to spend three years, and the student are generally cordial and supportive"

"Great program with great teachers and in a great city!"