However, one significant part of the U.Va. application, the essays, cannot be completed on-line. We want them to write well about topics they've had a chance to reflect on. We're worried that on-line essays might be a little too instantaneous. We'd rather read a deliberate essay than an instantaneous one. Response to the on-line applications, which became available Sept. 15, has been favorable, Farmer noted.
Students say they are pleased with the availability of the on-line application.
The recently revised home page of the U.Va. High school students feel more comfortable contacting students in the profiles than adults in suits.