Wake, Bucknell, and U Richmond

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Anonymous wrote:Richmond is even preppier and more greek than Wake, but smaller.

Contrary to what you read on DCUM, Richmond and Wake are very popular these days, with both receiving a record amount of applications this year. Turns out there are a lot of kids that like the combination of small classes with professors that care about teaching, meticulously maintained campuses, great post graduate outcomes and a fun D1 sports scene.

However, if your kid is small-minded enough to think all full pay kids are lazy, perhaps besides questioning your parenting skills, you should send them to UC-Merced or VCU so she doesn't have to deal with the affluent.

Richmond is no longer all preppy and Greek Life doesn’t dominate the campus anymore. Fraternity parties aren’t even on campus anymore. Lots of non full pay kids as well.

We had heard the same about Richmond so we went and toured. Thought it would go to top of my son’s list (great tour guide, sunny day… everyone was out and looked happy). They offered an opportunity for our kid to have lunch with current students. Those kids were clear that while Richmond is technically less fratty now, there are “unofficial frats” that dominate the social scene. Would not have been an issue for our oldest, but not what this kid was looking for.

Left the school with a positive impression, just not a place for our kid who was applying this past cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Richmond is even preppier and more greek than Wake, but smaller.

Contrary to what you read on DCUM, Richmond and Wake are very popular these days, with both receiving a record amount of applications this year. Turns out there are a lot of kids that like the combination of small classes with professors that care about teaching, meticulously maintained campuses, great post graduate outcomes and a fun D1 sports scene.

However, if your kid is small-minded enough to think all full pay kids are lazy, perhaps besides questioning your parenting skills, you should send them to UC-Merced or VCU so she doesn't have to deal with the affluent.

Richmond is no longer all preppy and Greek Life doesn’t dominate the campus anymore. Fraternity parties aren’t even on campus anymore. Lots of non full pay kids as well.

We had heard the same about Richmond so we went and toured. Thought it would go to top of my son’s list (great tour guide, sunny day… everyone was out and looked happy). They offered an opportunity for our kid to have lunch with current students. Those kids were clear that while Richmond is technically less fratty now, there are “unofficial frats” that dominate the social scene. Would not have been an issue for our oldest, but not what this kid was looking for.

Left the school with a positive impression, just not a place for our kid who was applying this past cycle.

Interesting. My pretty mainstream kid adores UR. Not in a frat and no interest. Great group of friends. Studies a lot and has a great social life. Never heard of unofficial frats. The club sports foster tight knit groups which mine has really enjoyed but it isn’t cliquey. There is one dorm dc says is the fratty dorm. There are D1 athlete groups. It is certainly not the school for everyone nor should it be. But there are tons of ways to get involved and have thriving friendships without frats, official or unofficial. Glad you had a good visit. It’s a been a real gem in our non-fratty mainstream experience. UVA and Davidson were the alternative top schools and kid is so glad to be at UR.

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Anonymous wrote:Particularly with The Grounds soon to open, I don’t think Wake is particularly inextricably linked to Winston Salem’s revitalization or lack thereof.

All things being equal, I would take a thriving economy and well done mixed used development. Mixed use development absent people who have the means to take advantage of it does not move the needle. In fact, mixed used development is the cherry on top of the functioning economy NOT the engine that drives the economy.

There are plenty of homes in Winston Salem selling in the $1-2 plus million range, and the condos being built at the grounds start above $1 million. The population is growing twice as fast as the national rate, and the city’s economic growth rate exceeds that of North Carolina as a whole. It’s well located being one hour from both Raleigh-Durham, and Charlotte. There’s much more going on in Winston- Salem now than anytime in the recent past.

That just isn’t true. It’s lost its economically base. It’s lucky the rest of the state is thriving so that govt resources can be tried in attempts to fill the vacuum but without a pivot back to growth driven by private sector forces, it will sputter at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake, Emory, Richmond, Tulane, Bucknell and Miami are all in the shadow of more prestigious universities. It doesn't mean they are bad schools. Go to the one that fits you. If you want southern, go to Emory, Richmond or Tulane. Big city? Tulane or Miami, maybe Emory. Isolated, go to Bucknell.

Your career results aren't going to be different no matter the college you choose. What will count for colleges all in this tier is what you put into it.

You trying to sneak Emory into a list of schools your child actually had a chance at is laughable. Wake, Richmond, Tulane, Bucknell, Miami are in the shadow of Emory. Nice try.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wake, Emory, Richmond, Tulane, Bucknell and Miami are all in the shadow of more prestigious universities. It doesn't mean they are bad schools. Go to the one that fits you. If you want southern, go to Emory, Richmond or Tulane. Big city? Tulane or Miami, maybe Emory. Isolated, go to Bucknell.

Your career results aren't going to be different no matter the college you choose. What will count for colleges all in this tier is what you put into it.

You trying to sneak Emory into a list of schools your child actually had a chance at is laughable. Wake, Richmond, Tulane, Bucknell, Miami are in the shadow of Emory. Nice try.

You two stop it right now. Just stop. We are not having Emory Discourse in this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Particularly with The Grounds soon to open, I don’t think Wake is particularly inextricably linked to Winston Salem’s revitalization or lack thereof.

All things being equal, I would take a thriving economy and well done mixed used development. Mixed use development absent people who have the means to take advantage of it does not move the needle. In fact, mixed used development is the cherry on top of the functioning economy NOT the engine that drives the economy.

There are plenty of homes in Winston Salem selling in the $1-2 plus million range, and the condos being built at the grounds start above $1 million. The population is growing twice as fast as the national rate, and the city’s economic growth rate exceeds that of North Carolina as a whole. It’s well located being one hour from both Raleigh-Durham, and Charlotte. There’s much more going on in Winston- Salem now than anytime in the recent past.

That just isn’t true. It’s lost its economically base. It’s lucky the rest of the state is thriving so that govt resources can be tried in attempts to fill the vacuum but without a pivot back to growth driven by private sector forces, it will sputter at some point.

I don’t know what “economically base” is, but everything I wrote is absolutely correct and easily verifiable. Start with google.

[Anonymous]

This thread has run its course. See, e.g., Emory mom above and whoever is focused on Winston-Salem's economy and its lack of F500 HQs. Time to move on to other topics. Not a lot of value left here.

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If you don't like the thread, stop reading the thread. Start your own thread. Threadjacker.

Still trying to figure out what Bucknell had to do with any of this.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't like the thread, stop reading the thread. Start your own thread. Threadjacker.

Still trying to figure out what Bucknell had to do with any of this.

??? Bucknell, Wake and UR were the original question for comparison.