University of Richmond thoughts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

What do you expect? It is the former Capital of the Confederacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

Is the school trying to do anything about this? I hope so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

Is the school trying to do anything about this? I hope so.

What do you think they should do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay if choice is between Richmond with merit and state flagship in the current economy with expected funding cuts what is best. Down to these two.

State flagship.
Easy call.

Only if that flagship is UCLA, Michigan, UVA, UNC, or possibly UF. Richmond clears the rest, and with merit, it's a no brainer.

Let’s be real. No one is picking UR over any one of those schools. However, if you are getting a huge scholarship, and the costs are the same, I’d like the kid pick between UR and a UMD or Penn State based on fit. I would be okay with choosing UR if the cost is the same.

Are they really even drawing from the same pool of applicants? UR is a private SLAC and those are very large publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

Not a good look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

What do you expect? It is the former Capital of the Confederacy.

Now do the other colleges in Richmond, idiot. Do you think there is "segregation" at VCU? Of course there isn't. And thus obviously whatever is happening at U Richmond is not the product of some nefarious policy left over from 1861.

[Anonymous]

While it might be a difficult admit, there are far better colleges out there in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

What do you expect? It is the former Capital of the Confederacy.

Filled with a bunch of Yanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay if choice is between Richmond with merit and state flagship in the current economy with expected funding cuts what is best. Down to these two.

State flagship.
Easy call.

Only if that flagship is UCLA, Michigan, UVA, UNC, or possibly UF. Richmond clears the rest, and with merit, it's a no brainer.

Let’s be real. No one is picking UR over any one of those schools. However, if you are getting a huge scholarship, and the costs are the same, I’d like the kid pick between UR and a UMD or Penn State based on fit. I would be okay with choosing UR if the cost is the same.

Are they really even drawing from the same pool of applicants? UR is a private SLAC and those are very large publics.

No - state flagships and UR not drawing from same kids.
UR bringing in prep schools from the northeast. New Jersey. Philly. Connecticut. That's their market.
Kids with average grades who can't get into better school but have money and want to drink and party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Yes, this is concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

Is the school trying to do anything about this? I hope so.

What do you think they should do?

Umm … maybe do something to foster some race and class interaction? Segregation is so 1860s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned about students surveys suggesting that there is not a lot of race and class interaction at Richmond?

https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2023/10/from-4-to-13-is-the-university-of-richmond-truly-becoming-more-desegregated

Wow. Princeton Review lists it as #4 most segregated campus in 2019. #13 in 2023.

Is the school trying to do anything about this? I hope so.

What do you think they should do?

Umm … maybe do something to foster some race and class interaction? Segregation is so 1860s.

Like what?

[Anonymous]

Not sure why all the hate on here. We have a child there and it has been fantastic. 23% acceptance rate. We know quite a few kids that got into UVA and did not get into UR. They are looking for smart leaders that mkae a difference in theor community. The Class of 2028 profile is 16,152 applicants/3,585 admitted. 3/4 of kids took the most demanding rigor their high school offered, 12% Virginians, 28% Mid-atlantic, 17% New England, 20% south. 54% from public high schools, 33% students of color/international, 10% first generation, 69% on financial aid. The school has really come up in the rankings from the 80s and 90s. Frats have become off-campus and small % of people after a student-led campaign pre-pandemic to abolish them. Ranked 22th liberal arts school in country by US News, 3rd best run college by Princeton Review. The hatred on this forum is bizarre. It may not be the cup of tea of everyone but its a great school with diversity, nice kids, great professors, and a huge endowment that allows a lot of "extras" for kids that seek them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay if choice is between Richmond with merit and state flagship in the current economy with expected funding cuts what is best. Down to these two.

State flagship.
Easy call.

Only if that flagship is UCLA, Michigan, UVA, UNC, or possibly UF. Richmond clears the rest, and with merit, it's a no brainer.

Let’s be real. No one is picking UR over any one of those schools. However, if you are getting a huge scholarship, and the costs are the same, I’d like the kid pick between UR and a UMD or Penn State based on fit. I would be okay with choosing UR if the cost is the same.

UR has a much better student-faculty ratio, class size, and endowment per student than any of those schools.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why all the hate on here.

Oh they’re not attacking the actual UR, which they know nothing about. They’re demonstrating their great virtue by attacking an imaginary UR that is a bastion of wealth, racism, and white privilege. 🙄