Elon vs U of Richmond

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

One of the PPs above. She may be fine. Try to get on a hall dorm not a suite. My kid was bullied mercilessly by her suitemates and had to move (then they moved on to another girl, who also later moved). I think a hall gives your DD more opportunity to meet a wider variety of kids. Have her get into clubs to try to find her people (mine did but one of her cruel suitemates was in the main club so that dampened it for my Dd but she did make a couple good friends that way). Frankly, had my kid been in a regular dorm, not a suite, she may have been ok. Her suitemates were very cruel (while pretending to be her friend) and it really messed her up and she spiraled downward. She moved out (oddly, to another quiet across the hall because that is all they could offer her) second semester and it was much better, although I would not say she was happy there. I think she just started on the wrong foot and never recovered. I hope your DD loves it. It’s a beautiful school and there are a lot of things to love there. I really wanted my DD to love it, but she is happier at her new school.

Sounds like every school ever.

Nope. Not really. I have had daughters at 2 other schools and not had this problem. Elon was definitely different in that way.

Again if everyone else is the problem then you’re the problem. sounds like one of your kids is not like the other. Grow up and stop blaming 6k kids for your delicate flower child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

One of the PPs above. She may be fine. Try to get on a hall dorm not a suite. My kid was bullied mercilessly by her suitemates and had to move (then they moved on to another girl, who also later moved). I think a hall gives your DD more opportunity to meet a wider variety of kids. Have her get into clubs to try to find her people (mine did but one of her cruel suitemates was in the main club so that dampened it for my Dd but she did make a couple good friends that way). Frankly, had my kid been in a regular dorm, not a suite, she may have been ok. Her suitemates were very cruel (while pretending to be her friend) and it really messed her up and she spiraled downward. She moved out (oddly, to another quiet across the hall because that is all they could offer her) second semester and it was much better, although I would not say she was happy there. I think she just started on the wrong foot and never recovered. I hope your DD loves it. It’s a beautiful school and there are a lot of things to love there. I really wanted my DD to love it, but she is happier at her new school.

Sounds like every school ever.

Nope. Not really. I have had daughters at 2 other schools and not had this problem. Elon was definitely different in that way.

Again if everyone else is the problem then you’re the problem. sounds like one of your kids is not like the other. Grow up and stop blaming 6k kids for your delicate flower child.

What an attitude. No amount of advertising could undo the impression this comment gives. Elon is off DC's list and we won't be looking back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

One of the PPs above. She may be fine. Try to get on a hall dorm not a suite. My kid was bullied mercilessly by her suitemates and had to move (then they moved on to another girl, who also later moved). I think a hall gives your DD more opportunity to meet a wider variety of kids. Have her get into clubs to try to find her people (mine did but one of her cruel suitemates was in the main club so that dampened it for my Dd but she did make a couple good friends that way). Frankly, had my kid been in a regular dorm, not a suite, she may have been ok. Her suitemates were very cruel (while pretending to be her friend) and it really messed her up and she spiraled downward. She moved out (oddly, to another quiet across the hall because that is all they could offer her) second semester and it was much better, although I would not say she was happy there. I think she just started on the wrong foot and never recovered. I hope your DD loves it. It’s a beautiful school and there are a lot of things to love there. I really wanted my DD to love it, but she is happier at her new school.

Sounds like every school ever.

Nope. Not really. I have had daughters at 2 other schools and not had this problem. Elon was definitely different in that way.

Again if everyone else is the problem then you’re the problem. sounds like one of your kids is not like the other. Grow up and stop blaming 6k kids for your delicate flower child.

What an attitude. No amount of advertising could undo the impression this comment gives. Elon is off DC's list and we won't be looking back.

I’m one of the parents with a negative Elon experience and I would say don’t take it off based on this one nasty poster. Check it out for yourself and do your homework. It was 100% not the fit for my DD but your child might be happy there. The nasty poster gives you an idea of what some of the girls are like, but yours might find her people and be perfectly happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

One of the PPs above. She may be fine. Try to get on a hall dorm not a suite. My kid was bullied mercilessly by her suitemates and had to move (then they moved on to another girl, who also later moved). I think a hall gives your DD more opportunity to meet a wider variety of kids. Have her get into clubs to try to find her people (mine did but one of her cruel suitemates was in the main club so that dampened it for my Dd but she did make a couple good friends that way). Frankly, had my kid been in a regular dorm, not a suite, she may have been ok. Her suitemates were very cruel (while pretending to be her friend) and it really messed her up and she spiraled downward. She moved out (oddly, to another quiet across the hall because that is all they could offer her) second semester and it was much better, although I would not say she was happy there. I think she just started on the wrong foot and never recovered. I hope your DD loves it. It’s a beautiful school and there are a lot of things to love there. I really wanted my DD to love it, but she is happier at her new school.

Sounds like every school ever.

Nope. Not really. I have had daughters at 2 other schools and not had this problem. Elon was definitely different in that way.

Again if everyone else is the problem then you’re the problem. sounds like one of your kids is not like the other. Grow up and stop blaming 6k kids for your delicate flower child.

What an attitude. No amount of advertising could undo the impression this comment gives. Elon is off DC's list and we won't be looking back.

If YOU are seriously curating YOUR KIDS list for them based on some anonymous DCUM poster who doesn’t appreciate their college being dogged on by some disgruntled mommy, you need your head examined.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, what’s with all these insecure people acting like Richmond is Harvard or Duke or Stanford or Vanderbilt. It’s not. Not even close. It’s a decent regional college with zero name recognition outside of the RVA. Nobody - and I mean nobody - hires anyone, ever, based on Elon vs Richmond. That’s absurd. You would look at the other things on the candidate’s resume. The schools get treated the same. Ask anyone who isn’t a Richmond alumni. 100 percent the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

FWIW, I know a really nice girl who is a freshman at Elon this year who loves it.

And a reminder that there are mean girls everywhere.

[Anonymous]

UR seems to attract lots of kids from the tri-state area whereas Elon pulls from the mid-Atlantic. I didn't really know how well thought of UR was considered until I moved up North. (Before the hate rains down, there were many schools I hadn't heard of until I moved up North.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UR seems to attract lots of kids from the tri-state area whereas Elon pulls from the mid-Atlantic. I didn't really know how well thought of UR was considered until I moved up North. (Before the hate rains down, there were many schools I hadn't heard of until I moved up North.)

Makeup of the Elon class of 2028:
Top ten represented states:

NC (21%)
MA (13%)
NJ (8%)
NY (7%)
VA (7%)
MD (6%)
CT (6%)
PA (4%)
GA (3%)
FL (3%)

[Anonymous]

Is High Point better than UR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond is isolated. Much better school than Elon but definitely isolated.

No dog in this fight but we visited a few years ago and this is not the case. It is not in downtown Richmond but is in a lovely neighborhood. When we visited, the students had access to Zipcars to drive downtown and there was a bus. Maybe 20 minutes, max, from VCU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kind hearted sensitive girl will be attending, sad I found this post and read it. Definitely dampers some excitement and can only hope you’re all exaggerating for emphasis based on a couple people you know.

One of the PPs above. She may be fine. Try to get on a hall dorm not a suite. My kid was bullied mercilessly by her suitemates and had to move (then they moved on to another girl, who also later moved). I think a hall gives your DD more opportunity to meet a wider variety of kids. Have her get into clubs to try to find her people (mine did but one of her cruel suitemates was in the main club so that dampened it for my Dd but she did make a couple good friends that way). Frankly, had my kid been in a regular dorm, not a suite, she may have been ok. Her suitemates were very cruel (while pretending to be her friend) and it really messed her up and she spiraled downward. She moved out (oddly, to another quiet across the hall because that is all they could offer her) second semester and it was much better, although I would not say she was happy there. I think she just started on the wrong foot and never recovered. I hope your DD loves it. It’s a beautiful school and there are a lot of things to love there. I really wanted my DD to love it, but she is happier at her new school.

Sounds like every school ever.

Nope. Not really. I have had daughters at 2 other schools and not had this problem. Elon was definitely different in that way.

Again if everyone else is the problem then you’re the problem. sounds like one of your kids is not like the other. Grow up and stop blaming 6k kids for your delicate flower child.

What an attitude. No amount of advertising could undo the impression this comment gives. Elon is off DC's list and we won't be looking back.

If YOU are seriously curating YOUR KIDS list for them based on some anonymous DCUM poster who doesn’t appreciate their college being dogged on by some disgruntled mommy, you need your head examined.

+1 AMEN

[Anonymous]

Elon's endowment is shockingly low, both overall and per-capita. Richmond's is great both overall and per-capita. If you want a well-resourced institution that is in a fantastic position to weather the endowment cliff, go with Richmond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elon's endowment is shockingly low, both overall and per-capita. Richmond's is great both overall and per-capita. If you want a well-resourced institution that is in a fantastic position to weather the endowment cliff, go with Richmond.

Will people pay 80k for UR when they have better options because of the enrollment cliff?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Elon's endowment is shockingly low, both overall and per-capita. Richmond's is great both overall and per-capita. If you want a well-resourced institution that is in a fantastic position to weather the endowment cliff, go with Richmond.

Will people pay 80k for UR when they have better options because of the enrollment cliff?

I don't know how post-enrollment cliff interest would be any different from pre-2010 interest, so...yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elon's endowment is shockingly low, both overall and per-capita. Richmond's is great both overall and per-capita. If you want a well-resourced institution that is in a fantastic position to weather the endowment cliff, go with Richmond.

Will people pay 80k for UR when they have better options because of the enrollment cliff?

I don't know how post-enrollment cliff interest would be any different from pre-2010 interest, so...yes.

The enrollment cliff changes supply and demand. If consumers have more choices because there are less applicants how would interest in UR not change?