Most beautiful college campuses in VA

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Anonymous wrote:For both campuses and dorms, Radford and CNU.

Radford has a pretty campus, but how can you really say it’s the most beautiful in Virginia?

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Anonymous wrote:Duke - by far

Have you actually seen Duke in person? If you have, then you might want to check your map a little more closely... it's not in VA.

A lot of people give JMU guff for having an Interstate separate the two sides of the campus. If I recall correctly, Duke's West and East campuses are separated by a major highway and are a bus ride apart.

But not in Virginia, so it should not be on this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Now that we've established that there are many beautiful campuses, what is the LEAST attractive campus in Virginia? My vote would be VCU

VCU doesn’t have a true campus. It’s mixed in with the city, but I think the location it’s in is attractive.

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Anonymous wrote:William & Mary's campus creeps me out for some reason. There's just something about that campus that gives me a weird negative vibe whenever I've been around it. It isn't ugly, just creepy.

It's pretty, but also pick up on something like that.

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

Charlottesville and surrounding area is one of the nicest parts of Virginia.

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

Charlottesville and surrounding area is one of the nicest parts of Virginia.

Some have a perception that the city government is not very competent and crime is increasing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Now that we've established that there are many beautiful campuses, what is the LEAST attractive campus in Virginia? My vote would be VCU

VCU doesn’t have a true campus. It’s mixed in with the city, but I think the location it’s in is attractive.

It is kind of the NYU of Virginia. Many kids who go there probably choose it over other options based on its setting.

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Anonymous wrote:Radford is lovely, but they must pretty much accept anyone who applies? Even Ole Miss has a lower acceptance rate.

I think ODU actually has a higher acceptance rate

This board bashes UVa/VT for being too selective and then says Radford/ODU are too accessible even though open access schools actually educate those that need it the most.

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Anonymous wrote:Radford is lovely, but they must pretty much accept anyone who applies? Even Ole Miss has a lower acceptance rate.

I think ODU actually has a higher acceptance rate

This board bashes UVa/VT for being too selective and then says Radford/ODU are too accessible even though open access schools actually educate those that need it the most.

Schools like ODU may do more to change more lives than the schools that dominate DCUM discussions.

But back to the topic, it isn't my favorite campus in Virginia.

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

Charlottesville and surrounding area is one of the nicest parts of Virginia.

Some have a perception that the city government is not very competent and crime is increasing.

Pp here. There is that but the city itself is also just kind of ugly.

Yea, the surrounding area is ok, if overrated. But the city itself? Bleh.

The downtown mall area is getting a little sketch too, especially at night

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

Charlottesville and surrounding area is one of the nicest parts of Virginia.

Some have a perception that the city government is not very competent and crime is increasing.

Pp here. There is that but the city itself is also just kind of ugly.

Yea, the surrounding area is ok, if overrated. But the city itself? Bleh.

The downtown mall area is getting a little sketch too, especially at night

The secret societies and history are part of the character of UVA, but that same mysterious vibe can feel slightly dark.

[Anonymous]

There should be a thread for the ugliest building on a Virginia college campus.

I'll start. Slusher Tower at Va Tech. Looks like the Soviets or East Germans built it.

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Anonymous wrote:I really found Radford to be completely depressing. Maybe it was the weather that day or the general way the students carried themselves, like they were all depressed and didn’t want to be there.

Agree that CNU seem superficially nice but that it also feels a bit forced — a small university shoehorned into a small city and surrounded by strip malls.

I liked William and Mary a lot and Williamsburg adjacent is a huge plus.

Sweet Briar is also picturesque but very small and eerily deserted when we were there.

DD is at UVA. Grounds have grown on me — especially the central area around the Lawn and the old dorms. But Charlottesville is kind of the pits.

Other DD is entering VT in August. The campus is quite uniform, maybe a not to its military roots? I wasn’t wild about the stone facades but it, too, is growing on me.

Agree JMU’s vistas are nice and I liked the size and feel of the campus. I-81 is there but I don’t think it’s much of a factor for students day-to-day.

I have heard decent things about Virginia Wesleyan but haven’t been there.

How is Charlottesville the pitta? Did daughter will be there in the fall.

Charlottesville and surrounding area is one of the nicest parts of Virginia.

Some have a perception that the city government is not very competent and crime is increasing.

Pp here. There is that but the city itself is also just kind of ugly.

Yea, the surrounding area is ok, if overrated. But the city itself? Bleh.

The downtown mall area is getting a little sketch too, especially at night

This surprises me. I’m not too familiar with Charlottesville but I’ve always heard it’s a really nice town.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is a World Heritage Site.

That doesn’t make it the most beautiful.

Exactly. This is also a World Heritage Site: