Comments on: Why I Hate uva

By: pug

pug — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:56:39 +0000

Academically, graduates of “the university” do not fare any better than from other schools. In fact, most of the UVA grads that I know have jobs that require a high school diploma.

And yet they continue to admit applicants based on criteria that is directly related to income- and hence graduate people who have no real ability to reflect their “status” accurately in the real world. This is all based on the illusion that they are one of the “public iveys” (a self imposed moniker repeated over and over on their various department websites). This illusion is perpetuated by their practice of hiring faculty that purchase into the same mindset. If they are exclusive in their admissions process, then they can tell themselves they have exclusive students. This is a non sequitur (fallacy of false cause). The most privileged students are not the best students, and the most privileged graduates will not reflect well on your university. It’s smoke and mirrors- which most are figuring out.

By: Tech Sports Blog » Blog Archive » Pumped for the big game

Tech Sports Blog » Blog Archive » Pumped for the big game — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:20:40 +0000

[...] If you still need your fill of previews for the game, be sure to check out HokiesFullCourt.com and TechHoops.com. They both have articles written by Wahoos, as well as their normal game previews. And I’m sure Techsideline.com will have their preview up soon. TechHoop’s why I hate UVA is fairly amusing, as well. [...]

By: Niemo

Niemo — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:10:21 +0000

My insult was more meant that they don’t do the 4th year 5th until they are done with college. Believe me, I’m a big bourbon fan although I’m partial to Scotch (Glenlivet – 12). 1792 is a great bourbon no one knows about.

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:58:35 +0000

Nice list! However, in your last item, what’s wrong with drinking bourbon? It’s better than all the wine and fru-fru drinks I see folks around here consume. That said, your 1st item hits the nail on the head!

Go Hokies!

By: Haner McGee

Haner McGee — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:29:47 +0000

Correction…UVA girls are actually easy sloots.

By: Dave Woods

Dave Woods — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:10:42 +0000

I began hating uva in 1987 when I realized the admission application was a collection of required essays to expound on how terrific uva was and why I was terrific enough to be considered for admission. I actually remember throwing away the application. I bounced it off my Doors banner and into the VTÂ trashcan that I got from my older brother.Â That trashcanÂ is still in my office at home today. Oh the tales it could tell.

My hate expanded on a ski lift at WhitefaceÂ in 1989 when the uva douchebag sitting next to me flat out said (paraphrasing) “my school is better than yours.” Later we stuck him in a trashcan in the basement and shaved one eyebrow off.

Again my hate grew after the football BLOWOUT in 1999 at craplettesville when an ugly chick exclaimed “we lost but you’ll be working for us one day.”

And finally my hate was cemented when I made the mistake of attending the Foxfield horsey races. The uva douchebaggery at this event is fully manifested. Popped collars and men in pastels are de riguer for even the entry-level douchebag. That, combined with the obscene flaunting of elitism and entitlement makes Foxfield an event worthy of carpet bombing.

Two final comments:

1) VT engineering is actually rated higher than its counterpart at uva, I have twice had the great pleasure of pointing this out to uva douchebags claiming their academic superiority.

2) The ugly chick was right — I do actually work for a wahoo.

(These comments are just in fun for game week, I have lots of friends from uva who are super duper. But not during game week.)