UVA Advice from a First-Generation College Student Erik Duda ed4hd@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy Transcript Copy and paste this code to embed this video on your site <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/240740751?color=e57200&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/240740751">UVA Advice from a First-Generation College Student</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/universityofvirginia">UVA</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Copy Code Close Copied! UVA Advice from a First-Generation College Student Erik Duda ed4hd@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy Christian West came to the University of Virginia as a first-generation college student from rural Central Virginia. Now working in UVA admissions, he is helping others follow in his footsteps. View Transcript Published: October 22, 2018 Topic: Student Experience Runtime: 0:51 Latest Videos Arts & Culture 0:57 The Shop Behind ‘Little Shop’: A Backstage Tour of the Virginia Theatre Festival Student Experience 1:33 Buckle Up: The 2024 UVA ‘Hype Reel’ Has Dropped Student Experience 1:15 The Music Beat: There’s Nothing Holding the Hullabahoos Back Student Experience 3:30 Memories and Moments: Can This Be Forever? Student Experience 1:40 Graduates Realize a Dream Delayed Student Experience 2:26 Class of ’24: Ballerina’s Career Takes a Turn to Nursing Pagination Load More Athletics VIDEO EXCERPT University News 2:24 Tony Elliott: A Letter to the University of Virginia Community VIDEO EXCERPT Sports 0:58 Cavaliers Are Ready to Raise the Standard VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:03 Put Me In, Coach! Ryan Joins UVA Football Team’s Morning Workout Student Spotlight VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:27 In the Running for a National Title, Hoo Takes Diabetes in Stride VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:20 This Year’s Hauntings on The Hill Was a Smashing, Spooky Success Watch It Again VIDEO EXCERPT Business & Government 1:47 Get to Know UVA: Excellence & Energy VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:30 Memories and Moments: Can This Be Forever? VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:06 What’s Next for the Class of ’24 Wahoos Most Popular University News 2:12 UVA Supports Neighbors Through ‘Give Where You Live’ Donations Student Experience 2:37 Research-Driven Goals Set the Pace for UVA’s Robot Car Student Experience 3:24 Making College Dreams Come True University News 3:01 Milestones and Emotions for the Class of 2028 and Families University News 4:12 President Ryan Offers Three Hopes, Two Promises Research & Discovery 3:00 His Hand Shook Uncontrollably Until UVA’s Focused Ultrasound Stopped the Tremor Student Experience 1:33 Buckle Up: The 2024 UVA ‘Hype Reel’ Has Dropped Student Experience 1:37 Student Spotlight: Meet Fourth-Year Student Artist Uzo Njoku Arts & Culture 9:30 Double Take: Sherri Moore University News 2:59 Ryan: UVA Should Strive ‘To Be Both Great and Good in All That We Do’