<p>I have a quick question which may not have such a quick answer. Although UR has a substantial representation of Northeasterners, does it still evoke the "old south" culture? My daughter is very excited to attend (she is a prospective class of 2012 student), is talented, smart, motivated, (yada, yada, yada) but definitely not the Southern Belle. My sister-in-law who lives outside of D.C. has informed us that the girls of UR still need a date to attend football games. Is this true by any stretch of the imagination? Thanks for your opinions.</p>
<p>Well, let's hope so! That ought to be part of the deal, i.e. some Southern hospitality. Go to Boston if you want baked beans and NE rude.</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore at UR right now, and I would say that it is a southern school, but that doesn't mean that you have to be Scarlet O'Hara to attend and be happy. You get the hospitality and gentility of the South, and there are the belles who dress in sun dresses for the football games and all of that, but I don't think that's the majority of the campus population. The great thing about it is that you can embrace as much of the Southern stereotype as you like. And no, you don't have to have a date to attend football games. It's quite acceptable to go with friends :)</p>
<p>To Pig: I have never found NewEnglanders to be rude.
To URich: Thank you. The campus is so beautiful and has much of what my daughter is looking for but what do you mean when you say that "it is a southern school"?</p>
<p>tutus, to give you some quick background, I'm from KY and my final two schools were down to a (very) Northern LAC and UR. I felt like UR was a bit more laid back and easy going. On my visits to some more northern LAC's it always felt like everyone was in a rush to get somewhere/do something and were somewhat distant. I didn't get that sense at UR and I think it's the atmosphere in the south (for better or worse, Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy). People take the time to relax a bit more and aren't so intense about a lot of things and I felt like people genuinely cared (not that they don't at other schools, but it was just a bit different). I would strongly recommend sending your daughter down for a weekend to get a sense of what the school and "Southern Hospitality" is like. Come down on a Thursday afternoon, go to classes on Friday and enjoy student life for the weekend and head back up on Sunday. That should give your child a solid example of what it would be like to be a student. I did this at one school I was sold on (athletic recruiting trip) and came away EXTREMELY disappointed with both the courses I sat in on (and this LAC is in the top 10 in the country) and the students (generally the ones I met were quite boring). If I hadn't taken the overnight/weekend visit, I could have made a HUGE mistake.</p>
<p>Yea, and about when one thinks that yawwwwwlllllllll drawwwwwwwwlllll is stupidity, "slow", or laziness ... hold onto your wallet. You're about to get taken for a ride ... yall. ;) :eek:</p>
<p>I finally figured out the problem with my question about UR. I am misusing the term "old south". What I mean is "conservative". Specifically, are there dorm curfews? Are boys allowed in the girls dorm rooms? Are girls allowed in the boys dorm rooms? If so, are they required to leave after a certain hour? Is there a "man on the floor" call in the girls dorms? Answers to these questions would be very helpful!</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that not all guys are creepy guys</p>
<p>What are you talking about!?!</p>
<p>Your post makes it seem like you are overly concerned about guys and your D</p>
<p>No, just the opposite. We just don't want her in a restrictive atmosphere with punitive regulations. Maybe you didn't read the entire thread.</p>
<p>o sorry, I was just reading the questions you asked in that last post</p>
<p>tutus, there is a 7:30 curfew for freshmen girls. Boys are expected to be out of dorms by 7. The Hall Mother has a list of guys who are not allowed in the dorm for any reason. </p>
<p>All kidding aside, there are no real rules regarding visitations. No dorm curfews, all dorms are accessible from 8 (?) till 2 (?) with your Spidercard. Before 8 and after 2, only residents of that dorm can open the doors. That doesn't mean non-residents have to leave or aren't allowed in, but they have to be let in by someone who lives in the dorm. There are phones outside all the dorms, so if you're meeting someone at 3am, you can just use the phone to call their room when you get there and they can come let you in. Guys can sleep over and what not. From that standpoint, UR is not conservative.</p>
<p>Man, I hope he's relieved, knowing that her fella can access his dd day and night. Whew, what a relief. Man, I HATE those kind of restrictions and back seat of my '57 Chevy. :eek: I'm sure we're all relieved knowing that UR doesn't have a bunch of restrictive rules. ;) Love's only a phone call away, and I'd really hate thinking she might be punished for having a warm heart. :cool:</p>
<p>Spider - Funny. And thanks for putting all kidding aside and answering my visitation and curfew rules questions. I also pm'd a current student who kindly gave me the same information. Richmond sounds wonderful and we still love everything about it.</p>