<p>For those of you who are current students, what are the pros and cons of attending UR? It would be helpful if I knew both, so I can make an informed decision.</p>
<p>I would like to know too.</p>
<p>UR STUDENTS…WHERE ARE YOU?</p>
<p>Can you please give these kids some information!</p>
<p>We are here!!! There are tons of pros to Richmond, however I think Pros and Cons really depend on the person. Some “pros” I’ve found is that the faculty and staff and more than willing to help, always. I would say that 95% of my professors have given me their home phone numbers and encouraged me to walk into their office at any time. The deans are also amazing. Dean Landphair for Westhampton is the nicest woman. She has been known to personally drive students off campus to pick up prescription medications for when they are sick. Another pro is our campus. We no doubt have a gorgeous place to learn and grow. The weather in Richmond is beautiful and our campus is situated in the perfect spot. We are close to downtown Richmond but also not far from the James River. Carytown is only 10 minutes from campus and provides cute and fun places to eat and shop. Our dining services are another pro! I have special dietary needs and our dining services have been totally willing and helpful…plus we have great food :). Our professors are top notch and extremely knowledgeable, with impressive real-world experience. My public policy professor worked under the first Bush administration and has written numerous books. </p>
<p>Occasionally some “cons” that are heard with Richmond is that we are not diverse enough, with regards to race and socioeconomic status. While we do have many caucasian students, we do have a large international student population as well as other minorities. And while the majority of students do not have to…uh…“worry” about money, I personally know many students who are on financial aid or participate in a work-study program.</p>
<p>I could write for days about how much I love the University of Richmond so if you have anymore specific questions, just let me know! I want to apologize for not checking the threads lately…Richmond IS a challenging school and we are all completely bogged down with work. Write me a message directly and I can safely say that I will get back to you. Hope this helped!</p>
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<p>Thanks so much Kate, for the private as well as public remarks!</p>
<p>Come on UR Students…pipe in. We know you’re there:)</p>
<p>A big pro that came out today is that UR is the most decorated undergraduate business school per BusinessWeek’s speciality rankings. It was ranked in the top 10 in nine different aspects of undergraduate business and was the #1 school in five of those. It was also had the smallest class sizes out of the ranked institutions. </p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Business Specialties: The Best of the Best](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/09rankings/specialty.asp?sortCol=class_size_core&sortOrder=1&pageNum=1&resultNum=200]Undergraduate”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/09rankings/specialty.asp?sortCol=class_size_core&sortOrder=1&pageNum=1&resultNum=200)</p>
<p>I was interested in the International Affairs program and was concerned about internships. They would have been over the summer in DC and not during the school year which means that I would have had to come up with more money to stay in DC over a summer. Even though there is a Richmond political experience, I was more interested in foreign service. I would have the study abroad programs available, but nothing in the Richmond area during the school year. A real “pro” was the ability to design my own major and that the profs were fantastic to talk with.</p>
<p>–Pros–
- North Court. It looks like Hogwarts, and if you live there and take Classics/Philosophy/Religion classes, you can roll out of bed and be in class in five minutes. Plus, the rooms are all different, which gives the building a lot of character as a res hall. But the plumbing sucks. Showers get clogged. Ick.
- D-Hall: Display cooking (yummy pasta!) and desserts (delish). It can get a little boring and repetitive, but they do try a lot of new things and they’re really open to comments and suggestions. Oh, and they win awards. And the staff and chefs are really, really nice.
- Academic buildings: The older ones (re: Ryland Hall, home of History and English Departments) are getting techno-renovated! New desks, too.
- Um, Ryland Hall is gorgeous.
- Well, the whole campus is gorgeous. It’s a morale booster on those sad, too much work days.
- Email addresses are easy (first name.last name @ richmond.edu) and you keep your mailbox for all four years (I’m pretty sure. I’ll let you know if this is true next year)
- Our professors are great. Really, truly. My Core professor is, I swear, the smartest man alive. And the Core professors are actually interested in teaching Core. Which is important, I think.
- The Modlin Center! We have wonderful theatre facilities.
- Westhampton Green. Everyone sits out there and does homework when it gets warm and sunny. </p>
<p>–CONS–
- So many people are double majors/triple minors/something totally ridiculous, that it’s hard to get out of that mindset. I’m an English major. Just an English major. Realizing and accepting that that’s the only major that I really needed to do what I wanted (editing/publishing) and that other majors and minors were overkill was difficult.
- Our Career Development Center, which is starting to diversify (just had its first Mass Communications Expo two weeks ago), is still heavily focused on business majors, I think. For what I want to do, the CDC resources aren’t all that helpful, so I had to go out on my own. I’m a very persistent researcher, so I’m doing fine, but others are struggling. Maybe it’s because they aren’t going to the CDC, I don’t know, but they definitely need to focus there energies on more of the liberal arts fields.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m blanking! I’ll come back to this if I think of more things, but I do better with specific questions, so ask away!</p>
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