Alas, I'm on the waitlist.
27.08.2025 13:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@uvadeanj.bsky.social
Personal account of the one who started the UVA admission blog 20 years ago. NJ β‘οΈ RI β‘οΈ MA π¦ β‘οΈ VA ποΈ More active on IG and TT until this place takes off with higher ed and admission.
Alas, I'm on the waitlist.
27.08.2025 13:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hey #UVA, has anyone successfully registered for the Ketanji Brown Jackson lecture?
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GPAs arenβt standardized.
GPAs arenβt standardized.
GPAs arenβt standardized.
That number doesnβt show grades, courses, or trends. That info is found on the transcript and is reviewed in the context of what the studentβs school offers and how assessments are made there.
JJ Davis just started her segment of the faculty meeting by acknowledging that some know her for her snow day announcements.
(I love those emails!)
Thereβs nothing more frustrating than working with a vendor who doesnβt think theyβre a vendor.
This vague message brought to you by a product webinar with no data. We donβt buy things off β¨vibesβ¨.
I think each location is independently owned now, but one of the local foodies would know for certain.
09.05.2025 17:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I think they might be individually owned? I couldnβt find a website or any contact info for the one on 14th.
09.05.2025 17:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yep.
09.05.2025 17:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Three of my staff members were just treated abominably at the pizza place on the Corner.
After a litany of outrageous comments, the guy behind the counter said βwe serve men firstβ as he rung up a man who arrived after them and gave him something for free.
Never going there again.
*cries in no edit button* π€£
09.05.2025 11:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I know the students will have a harder time with the exercise this year because the writing is somewhat grand, but I really hope they see the difference. (3/3)
09.05.2025 10:47 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This year, a colleague whose spouse has the paid version of ChatGPT helped me update my examples. The AI writing was so overly dramatic and formulaic in structure that we were laughing. (2/3)
09.05.2025 10:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Iβve been doing and βAI vs humanβ writing exercise with students for the last two years. The first year, when AI was new, they had a hard time. Last year, after one year of exposure, they all spotted the AI immediately. (1/3)
09.05.2025 10:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Lots of Augustinians and some Villanova people in the Friends list.
08.05.2025 17:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Came across this @virginiasports.bsky.social video on youtube. THAT VOICE has a big smile on my face. If you know, you know.
(If you don't, it's a beloved Hoo, Dawn Staley.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZoe...
Probably! Good luck to them if they think we can be talked into that! They offer 8 plans and the cost doubles as you go up.
27.03.2025 19:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The only way to get next year's pricing for a product we already use is to book a zoom meeting with them or watch a 30 minute, scripted webinar. This from a vendor almost every high school and all colleges work with.
I'm exhausted. Just email the info.
Celebrity endorsements don't prompt any reaction from me with the exception of Dawn Staley. Do I need supplemental insurance after all?
12.03.2025 16:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That wasn't GD. It was The Warlocks. π
10.03.2025 20:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The student member of the UVA Board of Visitors, Lisa Kopelnik, just quoted her acceptance letter in her farewell remarks. π₯Ή
07.03.2025 18:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The UVA BOV is going to discuss testing policy this afternoon. Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/AGVsRvL...
07.03.2025 18:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A sign for Feast taking over The Garden Room at UVA
The counter at Feast, a sandwich shop inside The Garden Room at UVA. The sign says βFeed Your Curiosity Feastβ
A sandwich and salad from Feast
The Garden Room/Hotel E was a faculty dining room when I first got to UVA. I went once and was intimidated.
Feast, a sandwich/food market took over the space recently.
How does an admission officer know itβs March? The eye twitch comes back.
05.03.2025 17:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Petition to start #UVA Spring Break today.
03.03.2025 18:56 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hello, hello! Been here a while, but the students have me on other apps. π
28.02.2025 00:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Heyyyy! Thanks for the town hall recap.
28.02.2025 00:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Admission friends, @nacac.bsky.socialβs Angel Perez is on @pbsnews.org right now talking about the Dear Colleague letter.
28.02.2025 00:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The older I get, the shorter I want my bio to be when I'm introduced.
19.12.2024 16:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jamie Luckie isnβt even there. What is this? #uva
19.12.2024 01:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Donβt keep us hanging! What did you get?
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