I’m actually not part of University Dancers, as it conflicts with my music ensemble rehearsals (I’m actually on scholarship for music as an Artist Scholar), and, while UD fulfills requirements for both the dance major and minor, you can major or minor and not be part of UD as well. Most people just audition for UD once they get to campus, but if you’re on scholarship for dance (usually under the Richmond Scholars program, but there are a couple other scholarships you can audition for), being a part of UD is a requirement for your scholarship, so I don’t think they have to audition (not exactly sure what the protocol for that is). If you’re interested in an arts scholarship, you usually have to submit an arts supplement (https://admissions.richmond.edu/process/arts-submissions.html) and apply by December 1st (or whatever the scholars deadline is), and then will be asked to come to campus to audition based on your supplement. I submitted a music supplement, and then had to come to campus and do a live audition for the Artist Scholar in music, and that process is the same for theater and dance people as well.
After talking with a friend in VA, I need to post a correction. In post#72, I stated that 70% of W&M is IS students, largely due to high cost for OOS. While costs are a lot higher for OOS students, there is also a pledge that was made by W&M to keep the balance of the school at roughly 65% IS and 35% OOS, to meet state requirements, and to limit grants to a maximum of 25% of costs for OOS students.
https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/facts-figures/class-profile/index.php
http://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/
@ASKMother My 2016 UR graduate majored in Biochemistry and Computer Science, and my soon to be 2018 UR graduate majored in Biochemistry and minored in Math. My older D’s roommate was an English major, had a great internship, and was subsequently offered a job at the US State Department. My Ds friends in various majors have all gotten good jobs or gone on to graduate programs. UR has an excellent career services dept. as well as a very good alumni network and wonderful professors who do a great job as mentors and advisors.
Although my Ds are self professed scientists, they have also really enjoyed their non-science classes at UR. My current senior particularly enjoyed a philosophy class last semester, with a really interesting visiting professor from Nigeria. She is also taking a print making class, even though she already fulfilled her arts requirement, just because she is creative and enjoys art. UR students are encouraged to explore different areas which interest them. They do not actually declare their major until their sophomore year, and as @guineagirl96 posted earlier, double majors and or multiple minors are common. I think that the ability to study across multiple disciplines is one of the big positives of studying at a LAC like UR. https://newspiders.richmond.edu/credits-degree/index.html
My current UR senior also really enjoyed participating in the Sophomore Scholars In Residence SSIR program. Students take a year long class together (there are multiple subject areas each year), live in the same dorm together, conduct research and complete capstone projects together, along with multiple travel experiences, with program costs covered by regular tuition. https://livinglearning.richmond.edu/ssir/index.html