If there’s one thing Hoos have in common, it’s curiosity. Hoos have questions. We intend to answer them with UVA Today’s series, “So Hoos Asking?” Topics will be far-ranging, from University policies to daily life on Grounds, from mysteries of the past to what the future holds.

So Hoos asking? Let’s find out!

 
Two roommates sit in a Lawn room and talk
Student Experience
So Hoos Asking: How Can I Get Along With My First-Year Roommate?
A UVA social psychologist offers tips for getting off on the right foot and addressing problems when they inevitably arise.
Students playing a game together outside on the Lawn.
Student Experience
So Hoos Asking: What Do I Do To Make Friends on Grounds?
Orientation leaders and student affairs staff offer tips on how to make friends as a new student on Grounds.
A collage of various UVA students, portraying the different fashions worn on Grounds.
Student Experience
So Hoos Asking: What Do Students Wear to Class?
We turned to UVA’s most fashionable students for advice on what to wear.
An illustration of a very old picture featuring the background of the UVA Rotunda with a crowd on the lawn, and a hand emerging to hold a statue of James Monroe.
University News
So Hoos Asking: There Is a Mystery Afoot at UVA. Where Is James Monroe?
A statue of James Monroe stood at the foot of the Lawn for nearly two years in the early 1900s. Finding it has proven to be elusive.
Students gathering on the Lawn for summer orientation
Student Experience
So Hoos Asking: How Does My First-Year Student Register for Classes?
Each school and department is a bit different. Most students will arrive having already been pre-enrolled in some courses.
An evening view of the Rotunda
University News
So Hoos Asking: What’s the Process Behind Funding Graduate Students?
Since a well-publicized December 2022 glitch, 99.7% of payments have been made on time.
The side of the Boylan Heights restaurant showing the gears and chains on the windows
Student Experience
So Hoos Asking: What Are Those Metal Gears Outside Boylan Heights?
The quest for an answer turned up a $5 bar tab that turned into $165,000 in legal fees.
A close up of a FAFSA application for applying for financial aid
University News
So Hoos Asking: What’s Happening With Financial Aid This Year, and How Can UVA Help?
UVA is eager to help admitted students navigate changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.