College Road Trip Day 8: Richmond Visit: University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Formal presentation by a rising Senior (very polished) - Photos here

• Founded as Baptist seminary in 1830, became Richmond College in 1840. In 1970s merged with girls college (Westhampton college)
• 3,000 undergrad
• 23% of color
• Avg class size 16
• 8:1 student to teacher ratio
• All profs teach, 98% have terminal degree
• 5 colleges (Undergrads can take classes at Law school)
• All first years in college of arts & sciences. (All Gen Ed in this college) No major declaration until soph
• Academic advisor starts summer before fresh yr
• Business college focused on Entrepreneurship
• Leadership college (1st undergrad in US) requires 2nd app soph yr
• Experiential learning thru Community Service, all students involved
• Downtown campus provides outreach to community
• Internships available for all students (not required for most majors)
• DC Initiative before Sr. year live & work w/ UR alums in DC
• Undergrad research all majors
• 200 students on campus in summer
• Study Abroad 58% participate
• 75 programs in 45 countries, 1-2 semesters possible
• 92% students live on campus
• First yr is single gender hall
• Div 1 sports (only Spider mascot in US)
  
• Off-campus Richmond, outdoors, free Richmond public transp
• 92% grads not going to grad school have job after 6 mon
• 69% receive FinAid
• $37k avg FinAid pkg
• Meets 100% of need (grants, scholarship, loans, work)
• Merit-based scholarship available
• 1 in 15 get Richmond Scholarship (12/1 deadline)
• CommonApp & UR supplement
• Need blind application
• 2 people read, questions go to committee
• Transcript, challenging classes & good grades
• SAT/ACT
• AP 4-5 either credit or Advanced placement
• Essay - get your personality across
• Extracurricular activities (focus)
• One reco letter 1-2 adds OK
• 7880 apps 3100 admit 920 enroll
• 28% accepted during Early Decision

Tour

• Separate deans and stu govt between colleges
• Good grades and LSAT score guaranteed UR law school admit
• Robins largest donor: started company that makes Robitussin and ChapStick
• Speech center - video and critique your presentation
• Writing center - grammar and formatting help
• Media resource center - video/DVD for class and pleasure
• Academic skills center - tutors for all subjects
• 24 hr library access
• Students common connects campuses
• Tylers snack shop & the Cellar dining outside of dining hall (uses dining dollars)
• No ugly 70s architecture here
• Proclamation service - leads to signing. Honor Code
• All new lab equip in last 4 yrs. 89% Med school acceptance
• Standard meal plan 650 dining $ /semester + 17 meal sweeps/wk
• LEED certified dining hall
• 50% women in Sororities/30% men in frats
• No Greek houses. All students invited to participate
• 280 student groups
• Over half of students have cars
• UR shuttles get u where u want to go
• Weekends are active on campus
• Security monitored by Richmond police, Safety shuttle for women 8-2
• 17 varsity teams. Free student admission.
• All dorms have AC
• Swipe card to enter dorms
• Double room: bed desk dresser closet
• Roommate matched & floor and dorm
• Floors have 2 RAs
• Laundry in basement
• Frosh hall baths
• Upperclassman dorm lottery
• Coed by wing upperclassman
• Orientation 20 girls/20 guys per group for 4 days

Trip Log
Location: Richmond, VA
Departure Time: 9:30 AM
Destination: Charlotte, NC
Mileage: 320
Breakfast: Rodeway Inn (Richmond, VA)
Lunch: UR Dining Hall (Richmond, VA)
Dinner: Kabuki (Charlotte, NC)
Lodging: Comfort Inn (Charlotte, NC)

Labels: college

  ¶ 9:45 PM