Perceptions of VCU?

[Anonymous]

I heard it is very competitive for medical and has one of the best dental programs. I also heard good for arts. Certain programs are very competitive.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

Who taught her this bias?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

Probably the life we lead to an extent but also contributing to it is her general personality, which, like I said, likes logic, order, sameness. I am artsy and have tried to inculcate some of this in her but she is a black and white type of personality: logic, order, engineering, math. Sometimes kids just have their own personality no matter what we do to try to influence it, what can I say?

Who taught her this bias?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

what did I just read?

[Anonymous]

I mean- this person sounds naive. But it is true that DC has no artists walking around and taking public transport. When I first moved here I was surprised how everyone looked so… boring and suited up and staid.

So, this poster, yes eyeroll. But DC is kinda boring. One more reason I like Richmond!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

Huh?

People are downright weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is coming from a NoVA parochial education where she has been mostly surrounded by whites, Asians, and Hispanics. She felt walking around VCU to be “scary” because she is not used to seeing “artsy” people or being in a city. Or, when in a city like DC, we do not see artsy people but mostly DC-types or tourists. She is also not an artsy type of kid. She is a pretty cut and dry, scientific, logical type.

My parents did this to me too pp, it takes a while to get used to living out in the real world when you are this sheltered.

[Anonymous]

Being scared of seeing artists walking around is a new one for me.