Milestones and Emotions for the Class of 2028 and Families
Chris Lane
We brought everything out to the garage to load the car. We looked and said, thereās zero chance this is going in that SUV.
Katey Grace Buckland
We brought way too much stuff.
Lauren McElfresh
Itās not that much stuff.
Chris McElfresh
Itās a lot of stuff.
Parent 1
Itās a perfect day to move in.
Michaela Hennigh
Itās a good vibe, a chaotic vibe, but itās positive.
Annie Oxman
Itās a bittersweet day.
Britta
Sheās our first going to college, so thatās big. So we have to adjust to how everythingās going to be in the house, but yeah.
Cassidy
Itāll be okay.
Parent 2
Iām sure there are going to be tears, some tears of sadness and some tears of joy, too.
H.A. Nguyen
Itās like coming home, especially since, you know, I went here for eight years. So this is really home, home for me.
Parent 3
Weāre just depositing our hearts here in Charlottesville for a little while.
Parent 4
Weāve really raised a tremendous young man and just super proud.
Parent 5
Just excited for her.
Parent 6
The trip home will be, will be, will be, will be difficult.
Bonnie Quansah
Itās a good day.
Iain Ramirez
Everyone I had ever talked to that went here, they all said amazing things about UVA, and they all said how much they loved it.
Gianna Hunsche
I wanted to go here so badly. So when I got in, it was like, the most exciting thing thatās ever happened.
H.A. Nguyen
Youāre gonna make awesome friends. This is an opportunity for you to learn purely for learning, for knowledgeās sake.
Parent 7
Iām jealous that heās getting to go. I wish I could come back to school.
Katey Grace Buckland
Iām looking forward to feeling the community of UVA, going to games, being packed in a stadium with everybody.
Fiona Bailey
Go to the Corner, go to the library.
Kamar Wilson
I donāt want to be in my room.
Leah Russo
Iām looking forward to a different school. Like, thatās different from high school because Iām definitely sick of high school.
James Plummer
Iām pumped to meet all the people.
Melody Nguyen
Iām kind of scared to leave my childhood home. But itās part of growing up, and itās something we all have to do.
Kamar Wilson
Definitely calling a lot the first couple of days.
Parent 8
I told him in the beginning, I might just text every 15 minutes and then Iāll maybe cut it back to once a day.
Student 1
Iām going to miss my parents and my dog, Brownie.
Virginia Plummer
I was doing fine today until I saw him saying goodbye to the dogs.
James Plummer
Oh gosh.
Nicole Lane
My cat. Iām gonna miss him a lot. Like I saw him this morning, and I was like, no!
Parent 2
Iām glad UVA gets to have him for four years.
Annie Oxman
I just think this is going to be a great home for him.
Parent 3
Heās worked really hard to be here, and he belongs here.
H.A. Nguyen
Itās very nice to have that feeling that sheās going to be in good hands. Right. UVA and staff will take care of our daughter. Right, our most precious cargo.
Parent 5
Sheās been wanting to go here since she was a kid, so itās, her dreams are coming true. So weāre really excited for her. And we can be here in two seconds. [snap] Yep. If you need us.