Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:43     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:Last year my daughter was looking at a bunch of well known t30 SLACs and Richmond. Everyone would always ask: why Richmond? I felt like I needed to defend it. Not so either the others. She ended up elsewhere. Happy with how things turned out.


We had the same experience! It’s crazy how few people know Richmond. Zero name recognition for sure.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:37     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:Most people think of Richmond as a regional commuter school. It’s not on the same class with schools like bates, Colby, Macalester, Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Oberlin, Haverford, etc. The US News rankings are meaningless. People in the know understand these schools and want they have to offer.


I agree. Richmond isn’t a traditional SLAC. What exactly do they have to offer? I’d rather send my kid to Elon.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:36     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
WashU and Richmond aren’t even in the same galaxy. People hating on WashU are doing so for other reasons. You can at least make a plausible if not compelling case that for pre-med WashU is worth $90k a year, even though we wouldn’t do it (and we can afford it). When it comes to Richmond, there is no argument. You are burning money.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:32     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is the same for most private schools. Most of the posters here don't think that private schools are worth it if the schools aren't ranked in the top 20 of liberal arts colleges.

What posters don't get is that some people make a lot more money than their neighbor or have saved a lot more their kids' education than their neighbor has saved. Or maybe they inherited some money or settled a huge pi case. So, these private schools aren't the luxury for them that they are for others.



T20 gets shit on all the time, e.g. the Chicago thread two posts down, but for obvious reasons.

There are many outside t20 and expensive but no one seems to care. I think being in Virginia is its sin. Ordinary people, at least the ones on dcum, are small persons, kinda trumpy.


Washu gets hate all the time. Richmond is right under their big hairy nose, they can’t ignore it. Yeah these are small people.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:32     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree. I could see getting jealous over an Ivy or Ivy like school if prestige is your thing. No one chasing prestige gets jealous of Richmond. Most people in the prestige crowd don’t even know the school.


They do if their kid is at JMU or Mason or VCU. Maybe even VA Tech for humanities?


DP. They get jealous? This doesn’t even compute for me. We can afford $90k for our in-state student and I think my kid would be a fool to choose Richmond over JMU, VCU or Va Tech. Thankfully, she agrees. No jealousy here.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:31     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Most people think of Richmond as a regional commuter school. It’s not on the same class with schools like bates, Colby, Macalester, Grinnell, Kenyon, Denison, Oberlin, Haverford, etc. The US News rankings are meaningless. People in the know understand these schools and want they have to offer.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:28     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree. I could see getting jealous over an Ivy or Ivy like school if prestige is your thing. No one chasing prestige gets jealous of Richmond. Most people in the prestige crowd don’t even know the school.


They do if their kid is at JMU or Mason or VCU. Maybe even VA Tech for humanities?


Please. Be serious.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:28     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Last year my daughter was looking at a bunch of well known t30 SLACs and Richmond. Everyone would always ask: why Richmond? I felt like I needed to defend it. Not so either the others. She ended up elsewhere. Happy with how things turned out.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:25     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:Agree. I could see getting jealous over an Ivy or Ivy like school if prestige is your thing. No one chasing prestige gets jealous of Richmond. Most people in the prestige crowd don’t even know the school.


They do if their kid is at JMU or Mason or VCU. Maybe even VA Tech for humanities?
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:24     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
It’s a weird school. Not really a true SLAC. Wealthy but not elite or prestigious. Expensive. Is there another school like it? Bucknell comes to mind. Any others? Really a niche school.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:22     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:It is the same for most private schools. Most of the posters here don't think that private schools are worth it if the schools aren't ranked in the top 20 of liberal arts colleges.

What posters don't get is that some people make a lot more money than their neighbor or have saved a lot more their kids' education than their neighbor has saved. Or maybe they inherited some money or settled a huge pi case. So, these private schools aren't the luxury for them that they are for others.



T20 gets shit on all the time, e.g. the Chicago thread two posts down, but for obvious reasons.

There are many outside t20 and expensive but no one seems to care. I think being in Virginia is its sin. Ordinary people, at least the ones on dcum, are small persons, kinda trumpy.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:10     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Agree. I could see getting jealous over an Ivy or Ivy like school if prestige is your thing. No one chasing prestige gets jealous of Richmond. Most people in the prestige crowd don’t even know the school.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:07     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:Still don’t understand why the hate after 20 pages.

It’s a private in their own state but they can’t afford to go. School gets lots of NE kids to attend so they are jealous?


Jealous of Richmond? Come on. Let’s be honest here. No one is jealous of Richmond.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:06     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Would you send your kid to another mid tier school for $90k, even if you had money to burn?
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:05     Subject: Thoughts on U Richmond
Anonymous wrote:It is the same for most private schools. Most of the posters here don't think that private schools are worth it if the schools aren't ranked in the top 20 of liberal arts colleges.

What posters don't get is that some people make a lot more money than their neighbor or have saved a lot more their kids' education than their neighbor has saved. Or maybe they inherited some money or settled a huge pi case. So, these private schools aren't the luxury for them that they are for others.



Yeah - but there are so many better private options at $60-65 per year. Or state schools at $30k. This school is $90k per year. I guess if you have money to burn but might as well save it and go to aspen or Europe or buy the second home in Hilton head.