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Student Experience
UVA Extends Test-Optional Admissions for Two Years
The University is making the move to ease applicants’ anxiety as COVID-19 continues to potentially disrupt administration of both the SAT and ACT.
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Student Experience
Students Tackled Tough Topics in January Term, Some ‘Evolving in Real Time’
January term courses – even in their virtual format – made an impact on many students, tackling some of today’s critical issues and preparing students to meet future challenges.
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Student Experience
Aftershocks of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Still Being Felt in UVA Chess Club
There’s a lot to like about the hit Netflix show, according to UVA Chess Club members Kyle Goldrick and Vivian Cao-Dao, who have played frequently during the pandemic.
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Students Win in Federal Appeals Court – With Argument Partly Via Sign Language
Two UVA School of Law students – one using American Sign Language – made the case that prisoner Willie James Dean Jr. was subject to excessive force from corrections officers.
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Hey New Hoos: This Program Will Help You Feel Connected & Maybe Earn You a Credit
The first student participants in Hoos Connected report feeling markedly more connected to their new UVA community than others. The program is inviting applicants for the spring semester.
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Student Experience
‘She Never, Ever Got Rattled’: Former All-American Continuing to Earn Honors
Michelle Cusimano Vachris, who ranks first in career saves in the women’s lacrosse program, received a prestigious Silver Anniversary Award from the NCAA this month.
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Student Experience
SAT Essays and Subject Tests Are No More. Here’s What That Means for UVA Applicants
Stephen Farmer, vice provost for enrollment, said, “I hope the changes will help students remember there are more ways to demonstrate their strength than just earning a strong test score.”
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Student Experience
J-Term Course on Democracy Attracts More Than 300 Students – and President Ryan
A new January term course and podcast Friday called “Democracy in Danger,” being taught over Zoom by media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan and history professor Will Hitchcock, featured UVA President Jim Ryan last week.

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