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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proud RU graduate, class of 1994.  Female, by the way.

I was much like your DS, rejected from JMU and Tech.  RU was my safe school and I packed up and started my freshman year with the idea that I'd transfer to JMU ASAP.

Guess what?  I got very involved with student government, my residence hall and intramurals.  I fell in love with the beautiful campus, the friendly students and also became a student ambassador and tour guide.

Have you gone on a tour?  Has DS?  You must.  The campus is walkable, small and lovely - new academic buildings and updated residence halls in harmony with gorgeous, stately buildings.

Likely due to my experiences at RU, I had the self-confidence, drive and yes, solid academic skills that garnered me a solid job offer *before* graduation.

Don't discount RU.  I am tremendously proud of my undergraduate degree in English.

RU is a place where underachievers can mature and thrive in a supportive, smaller college community.  I was a far better, more serious college student than I was a high school student.

I've stayed involved in RU recruiting and admissions and have been back to campus often.

RU has excellent humanities, communication and speech disorders, teaching, nursing and business departments.

A word of caution: RU might be a "safe" school with generous admissions standards, but once accepted, it's tough for some to stay out of academic probation and even honor code violations.  In my day, freshman were tripled in dorms in August but promised that by Fall Break that this would not be the case.  And, it was! Tremendous attrition.

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Spectacular post.  I am not a Radford alum, but OP, pls bear in mind that over the last 30 years, -ALL- VA publics have become MUCH more selective.  This is a permanent shift, I think; the appeal of middle- and lower-tier private colleges and universities has basically been lost.  We know several Radford alums who are doing well, especially the younger alums.  It could be a big mistake to not consider Radford seriously.  
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