If there is an exception to the notion that any diploma is better than none at all, Radford would be it.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course not going to college is worse than a degree from Radford. Radford has wonderful teaching and nursing programs.

Op here- that's nice, but DS isn't going to be nurse or teacher. We don't want to at for what we are concerned is in fact a scarlet letter, a badge of underachievement.

Your child has a whole string of rejections. I think you need to be less choosy about what she is or is not going to be! I think she's already earned a "badge of underachievement" and should reevaluate her qualifications. Take the offer she has and make something of it rather than wait for something that doesn't appear to be coming her way.

If this were my child, I would give serious thought to community college for 2 years and transferring out to JMU or another state uni; however, you really need to think about how motivated a student you think your child will be in community college (he'd need to do well to get the guaranteed transfer), and I'd take into account how my child would feel about going to cc. I don't knkw anything about Radford specifically but I suspect you can get a decent education anywhere if you apply yourself.

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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Anonymous wrote:Of course not going to college is worse than a degree from Radford. Radford has wonderful teaching and nursing programs.

Op here- that's nice, but DS isn't going to be nurse or teacher. We don't want to at for what we are concerned is in fact a scarlet letter, a badge of underachievement.

Maybe you should have pushed her to do better in school if you're going to be so snobby about it.

Getting a bachelor's degree is always preferable to no degree.

Pay for, I meant.

Anonymous wrote:Of course not going to college is worse than a degree from Radford. Radford has wonderful teaching and nursing programs.

Op here- that's nice, but DS isn't going to be nurse or teacher. We don't want to at for what we are concerned is in fact a scarlet letter, a badge of underachievement.

Anonymous wrote:The only people I know that went to Radford are poor drunk dirtbags. I know no successful person that went there.

Weird. I am not from around here and had never heard of the school until recently when I found out that a new friend went there. She is lovely and has a good job.

Id do two years at community college first.

The only people I know that went to Radford are poor drunk dirtbags. I know no successful person that went there.

Of course not going to college is worse than a degree from Radford. Radford has wonderful teaching and nursing programs.

I have a friend who went to Redford. She and her husband have decent jobs and a nice life.

She could transfer after a year or two.

DS was admitted to Radford. Waitlisted at ODU. And rejections from JMU, VCU, etc. We are thinking that not attending college is better than a degree from Radford, but maybe its reputation has improved since we went to college 30 years ago. Thoughts?