Dear AAPAAN What is one thing you would change about your experience at UVa? Why? Anonymous Dear Anonymous Although it has been nearly 35 years since I graduated from UVA, I can confidently say that the four years that I spent on Grounds was the best time of my life. I was enrolled in […]
Dear AAPAAN, What has AAPAAN done to help the UVa APA community?
Dear AAPAAN What opinions are there for taking a gap year or other measures before going to grad school? Signed Anonymous Dear Anonymous Graduate school requires a large investment of time, personal energy, and financial resources. Graduate school also represents a commitment to a particular career direction, and, by definition, a winnowing down of certain […]
In what ways has being a UVa alumnus benefited you? – Anonymous Great question, Anonymous. From the perspective of career and employment, here are three benefits that you gain from your UVA degree: 1. Network UVA, with its decently-sized student body, long history (by U.S. standards), and variety of educational offerings, has built an alumni […]
Dear AAPAAN Is it useful to have a master’s degree? Anonymous Dear Anonymous In general, I think that a Master’s Degree is useful for specialized professional training; for example a Masters in Business Administration. Otherwise I have trouble seeing its incremental value. In some professional and academic fields you need to go all the way […]
Dear AAPAAN, What are some of the non-technical skills you developed at UVA? – Anonymous Dear Anonymous, To help frame my response, I will define “non-technical” skills as those that bring you to the next level in your job, beyond those of the essential skills needed to perform at the most basic level. For me, as […]
Dear AAPAAN My family discourages me from having so many Asian friends. However, since coming to college I am basically only friends with Asians. Is this a bad thing? But also, how can I put myself into other communities? Anonymous Dear Anonymous I don’t think it’s a bad thing. My phrase for this is “You do […]
Dear AAPAAN, How can I balance school while working part-time and get enough sleep when the stress continues to build up inside of me? – Michael Michael sent us a personal video on this topic which you can view below: Dear Michael, When I was in college, I thought one of the secrets […]