I have had an excellent experience here. The teaching is everything I could have asked for, and the professors make themselves available. The quality of life in Charlottesville has been an added bonus. There's a real community here, and I feel like I have become part of it. I chose the Urban and Environmental Planning program because it is based strongly on theory.
Students learn about the big picture, rather than having a narrow, technical focus.
The school definitely encourages us to have a global vision. I found the students to be cosmopolitan and well educated. We quickly became an amazingly tight group, which I did not anticipate. Best of all, I found that Charlottesville is more than just a college town. It has the right balance.