Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with New Student Hit the Ground Running in 2024 Are you about to start your first or second year at UVA and feeling uncertain about the best path for you? Dive into our latest blog post from the Batten Admissions team! Discover essential tips and strategies to kick off your fall semester with confidence, especially if you're eyeing a future at the Batten School. Read More SE Minor, Events, Policy Minor, Admissions, New Student, BA, Accelerated MPP Mega-post of Undergraduate Application Resources! Applications to all Batten programs, including the Accelerated MPP, BA in Public Policy & Leadership, and Public Policy & Leadership Minor, are now open! To help with the application process the Batten Admissions team has compiled a variety of resources to review before getting started. Read More Application, Policy Minor, Admissions, New Student, Essays, Personal Statement, Recommendations, BA, Accelerated MPP What Should I Take This Spring It’s that time again! With course enrollment for the spring on your mind, the Admissions team is sharing helpful tips and classes to consider as you prepare for application to the Batten School. Read More SE Minor, Policy Minor, New Student, BA, Accelerated MPP One Month In: Life at Batten Interested in an early perspective on the Batten experience? Hear from third-year BA and Lead Ambassador, Wyatt Carter as he discusses life at Batten. Read on to learn about the classes he’s enrolled in, finding community with his peers, and juggling outside commitments with a full course schedule. Read More New Student, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors, BA Get to Know the Batten MPP from the Student Perspective Are you thinking about joining the Batten community, or have you accepted your offer and want the inside scoop? Still applying to the MPP and need a few pointers? Whichever category you fall into, read on to learn a little bit more about the Master of Public Policy from a few of our current postgraduate students. Read More Application, MPP, New Student, Student Life Hit the Ground Running in 2023 Are you an incoming first or second year student to UVA with questions about the right path for you? Read this helpful blog post from the Admissions team detailing things you can do to hit the ground running this fall–particularly if you have an interest in Batten! Read More Admissions, New Student A Reflection on CIBO from First Year MPPs First year MPP student Kaitlyn Savage shares more about the experience she and her classmates had with Batten's two-week MPP orientation - the Complete Immersion Batten Orientation (CIBO)! Read on to learn more about the program and the transition to the first weeks of the semester. Read More MPP, New Student, Student Life, Accelerated MPP Meet the Minor Class of 2024 Learn more about the Minor in Public Policy and Leadership Class of 2024 and last year's admissions statistics. Read More SE Minor, Policy Minor, Admissions, New Student Meet the BA Class of 2024 Learn more about the Bachelor of Arts Class of 2024 and last year's admissions statistics. Read More Admissions, New Student, BA Meet the Accelerated MPP Class of 2024 Learn more about the Accelerated Master of Public Policy Class of 2024 and last year's admissions statistics. Read More Admissions, New Student, Accelerated MPP Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to New Student Categories MPP(39) Study Abroad (1)Career Outcomes(8) Alumni(6) Admissions(47) Curriculum(33) Application(33) BA(64) Accelerated MPP(59) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Recommendations(11) Events(12) Batten Ambassadors(29) Student Life(37) Policy Minor(41) Faculty(2) Personal Statement(3) New Student(14) SE Minor(23) Essays(8)