Does University of Richmond have any national recognition?

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to find out that University of Richmond is about as difficult to get into as UVA or W&M. I'm a life long VA resident, and I've barely heard of the school. You would think a school that's so selective would have decent name recognition. Can anyone not originally from VA offer any insight as to how it's regarded?

Acceptance rate is not selectivity. Uof R is a well regarded school, but they accept a slightly lower tier of student, comparing within high schools for relevance, than UVA and WM, as far as scores, course rigor. UofR is slightly less selective than W&L, but W&L often takes students who do not get into UVA , so it is not too competitive either. Davidson/Wellesley/Bowdoin are more well regRded and more selective than UofR and W&L, yet that group is a notch under the top5 LACs. UofR is considered like a Colby in the Northeast: good school but not close to elite.

W&L is more selective from better HSs than UVA

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

Yes, they probably would have used that rather than points like W&L far outranks Davidson for ROI and graduate earnings.

+1 W&L is like UVA. Davidson is like W&M.

Perhaps, but UVA has engineering unlike the other schools (W&L has a tiny program). Engineers make 2X the earnings of the average college graduate, and that will skew the overall earnings numbers.

W&L may be a bit more business/finance oriented than Davidson, with Davidson producing a few more that go into academics or research.

W&L’s engineering is AWFUL! It isn’t ABET Accredited which is a massive red flag

And yet their salaries are higher than UVa

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Anonymous wrote:Bay Area resident. We were absolutely aware of University of Richmond. A solid choice, especially for business.

Richmond, the city, is seen as a cool, interesting mini metro. Not everyone wants a NYC intensity.

ROFL

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Anonymous wrote:My kid has a 3.0 and was looking for a D1 school.

We did a tour.

The campus was lovely. The lake in the center was so pretty. The buildings look like a movie set. Athletic facilities were great. Dorms are realistic. When we went for our tour there was a parking spot with my kid's name on it welcoming him (not from the coach).

It looks like College of Charleston (public: SC).

In the end, we decided D1 was not accessible and we knew that they were looking for kids with a 3.8. If mine could have squeaked in, they were not a candidate for Merit and it would have been too expensive (more than 1 college student in the house).

I'd choose VT over U-Richmond in part because we called in "University of New Jersey" growing up, but I do think people could have a wonderful experience there (study abroad, peaceful space, great school spirit, rigors curriculum, good about taking AP credits) but it wasn't a right fit for either of my kids.

Your kid may walk the campus and say, "This is it," and I have found that some expensive schools are the most generous with merit.

VT accepts well over half its applicants - not comparable

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If it has any national reputation, which is debatable, it’s just for being expensive and not particularly rigorous. It’s one of those schools where well-off families send their kids who deserve more than a lousy old public school but couldn’t actually swing admission into a rigorous academic program… maybe like Elon or High Point. The only rationale I can think of is that these folks believe private always equals rigorous — either that or they just want their kid to rub elbows with other lacrosse enthusiasts who summer in the Outer Banks. There’s no question most of the best schools in the US are private, but not every private school is the same. Save your money and go with a nationally known state flagship if your kid can’t manage a more competitive place.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to find out that University of Richmond is about as difficult to get into as UVA or W&M. I'm a life long VA resident, and I've barely heard of the school. You would think a school that's so selective would have decent name recognition. Can anyone not originally from VA offer any insight as to how it's regarded?

Acceptance rate is not selectivity. Uof R is a well regarded school, but they accept a slightly lower tier of student, comparing within high schools for relevance, than UVA and WM, as far as scores, course rigor. UofR is slightly less selective than W&L, but W&L often takes students who do not get into UVA , so it is not too competitive either. Davidson/Wellesley/Bowdoin are more well regRded and more selective than UofR and W&L, yet that group is a notch under the top5 LACs. UofR is considered like a Colby in the Northeast: good school but not close to elite.

W&L is more selective from better HSs than UVA

It must depend on HS. Private school in Virginia that sends a large amount to UVa yet more than half the W&L matriculants the last couple of years have gotten waitlisted at Uva. Maybe W&L just likes the school a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid has a 3.0 and was looking for a D1 school.

We did a tour.

The campus was lovely. The lake in the center was so pretty. The buildings look like a movie set. Athletic facilities were great. Dorms are realistic. When we went for our tour there was a parking spot with my kid's name on it welcoming him (not from the coach).

It looks like College of Charleston (public: SC).

In the end, we decided D1 was not accessible and we knew that they were looking for kids with a 3.8. If mine could have squeaked in, they were not a candidate for Merit and it would have been too expensive (more than 1 college student in the house).

I'd choose VT over U-Richmond in part because we called in "University of New Jersey" growing up, but I do think people could have a wonderful experience there (study abroad, peaceful space, great school spirit, rigors curriculum, good about taking AP credits) but it wasn't a right fit for either of my kids.

Your kid may walk the campus and say, "This is it," and I have found that some expensive schools are the most generous with merit.

VT accepts well over half its applicants - not comparable

Do you have a cite for this?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

DP . From our northeastern top private Davidson takes smarter higher ranked kids than W&L and Uof R. The latter two are interchangeable and overlap—basically 3rd-4th decile kids who want to go south but cannot get in to UVA or UNC oos, or Wake or Davidson.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

DP . From our northeastern top private Davidson takes smarter higher ranked kids than W&L and Uof R. The latter two are interchangeable and overlap—basically 3rd-4th decile kids who want to go south but cannot get in to UVA or UNC oos, or Wake or Davidson.

WL is a harder admit than UVa

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

DP . From our northeastern top private Davidson takes smarter higher ranked kids than W&L and Uof R. The latter two are interchangeable and overlap—basically 3rd-4th decile kids who want to go south but cannot get in to UVA or UNC oos, or Wake or Davidson.

WL is a harder admit than UVa

False

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No. I live in DC and had never heard of it before 2023.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

DP . From our northeastern top private Davidson takes smarter higher ranked kids than W&L and Uof R. The latter two are interchangeable and overlap—basically 3rd-4th decile kids who want to go south but cannot get in to UVA or UNC oos, or Wake or Davidson.

WL is a harder admit than UVa

False

Plus W&Lee is 256.8% more expensive than UVA for in-state. See CollegeSimply.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, that's how I read the comment, favorable to W&L. I mean, if the P was trying to distract, they probably would have posted about Davidson's higher ranking v. W&L in USNWR, WSJ and Niche, right?

DP . From our northeastern top private Davidson takes smarter higher ranked kids than W&L and Uof R. The latter two are interchangeable and overlap—basically 3rd-4th decile kids who want to go south but cannot get in to UVA or UNC oos, or Wake or Davidson.

WL is a harder admit than UVa

False

Plus W&Lee is 256.8% more expensive than UVA for in-state. See CollegeSimply.

Generally, a student is not applying to both W&L and UVA. We toured both. DS was turned off by W&L's HUGE Greek presence at 77% of the student body being active in a frat or sorority. He was also turned off by a 10% legacy figure and W&L continues to promote legacies and is showing no sign of change. https://ringtumphi.net/8411/news/wl-to-keep-legacy-admissions-after-affirmative-action-strike-down/. UVA, however, is only 26% Greek and has done away with legacy. He went to UVA and never set foot in a frat or sorority house. Also, W&L is $91.700. UVA instate is $38,000 for the largest college: College of ARts & Sciences. It was a no brainer. DS never even applied to W&L. His stats were too high to consider U of Richmond.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has a 3.0 and was looking for a D1 school.

We did a tour.

The campus was lovely. The lake in the center was so pretty. The buildings look like a movie set. Athletic facilities were great. Dorms are realistic. When we went for our tour there was a parking spot with my kid's name on it welcoming him (not from the coach).

It looks like College of Charleston (public: SC).

In the end, we decided D1 was not accessible and we knew that they were looking for kids with a 3.8. If mine could have squeaked in, they were not a candidate for Merit and it would have been too expensive (more than 1 college student in the house).

I'd choose VT over U-Richmond in part because we called in "University of New Jersey" growing up, but I do think people could have a wonderful experience there (study abroad, peaceful space, great school spirit, rigors curriculum, good about taking AP credits) but it wasn't a right fit for either of my kids.

Your kid may walk the campus and say, "This is it," and I have found that some expensive schools are the most generous with merit.

VT accepts well over half its applicants - not comparable

Do you have a cite for this?

Not the PP but it's well known that the acceptance rate is 57%:

"Virginia Tech has an acceptance rate of 57%. Half the applicants admitted to Virginia Tech who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1220 and 1420 or an ACT score of 26 and 32.

Virginia Tech Admissions - US News Best Colleges

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to find out that University of Richmond is about as difficult to get into as UVA or W&M. I'm a life long VA resident, and I've barely heard of the school. You would think a school that's so selective would have decent name recognition. Can anyone not originally from VA offer any insight as to how it's regarded?

I'm curious how you arrived at this conclusion. Do you have a cite? U of R is called only "moderately selective" whereas UVA and W&M are both "highly selective". Schev's report on GPAs has both UVA and W&M way ahead of UOR: weighted gpas at at UVA at the 75th percentile at a 4.51 and 4.53 for W&M. U0R's is only a weighted 3.95. UoR does not attract the same caliber of student as does W&M or UVA

GPAs at state schools are hyper inflated. Many privates have no inflation. For example Harvard is below 4.0 too

Harvard is reporting unweighted GPA in its CDS.