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Very diverse school with a varied student population. Great location and easily walkable with lots of great food in the area. Between GRTC and Ram Ride it was also extremely easy to get around the city. The Richard T. Robertson School of Communication and all of its professors were amazing - my experience in undergrad truly felt like a VCU Brandcenter-lite. Partying does happen but if that's not your scene there is plenty of other things to do and you can still have a great experience. I attended... Read More from out-of-state - if it wasn't for a scholarship that completely covered the cost of in-state tuition it would not have been feasible.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was a phenomenal university/college experience. I met some of my closest that I still keep in contact with to this day. The social experience and environment at VCU was the best experience that I've seen and had. The academics side was very through and elaborate for the specific course material and subjects about which the courses and professors were teaching. However, I do not believe, at least for my specific major/degree path, that the courses were as extensive... Read More as they could have been. I have been in a job within my career path for 6 months now, and I have learned, even with a few-year gap from graduation to this job in a job that didn't match my career path, that I am missing some vital skills and experiences that I could have and should received at VCU. For example, I learned and used Adobe Creative Suite at VCU, however, I only learned and used Adobe Creative Suite, more specifically the apps with in Creative Suite, as they became relevant within the course material and assignments. I did not learn the full extent of each Adobe Creative Suite. Because of that, there are a couple of missing pieces that I have had to learn on the job now. However, with that being said, VCU was one of the best, if not the best place for me to learn and grow as a person.

Virginia Commonwealth University is a great school with brilliant academics with diverse programs. I enjoyed my time at VCU because there were helpful professors and advisors, many things to get involved with on campus and very easy to navigate on the campus. Out of all of the colleges I toured, VCU became my final choice due to them accepting my Dual Enrollment credits and being familiar with the environment. I would say that some of my favorite campus environment out of the ones I visited was ODU... Read More (due to the lakes on campus), JMU (beautiful campus just a lot of walking), Baylor University (beautiful college just out of state), and Hollins was my second top choice.

VCU is a vibrant research university in the heart of Downtown Richmond Virginia, known for it's strong programs in the arts, health sciences, and engineering. Its top-ranked creative arts and nursing programs reflect a culture that values innovation, research, and real-world impact.
The campus is deeply connected to the city, and built into downtown Richmond offering rich community engagement and cultural exposure. It boasts of a diverse student life with many opportunities for students to integrate... Read More into the community

VCU is not what you think it is. It is very large business that acts as school. It is all about the money. Their money and success and not yours. Did you know that its matriculation rate is less than 25%. Actual 24%. That means that when you start college that more than three out of the four sitting near you will never accomplish the goal that they are there for. Sorry to say they are losers and if you actually graduate you might think you are doing great but you are only the person that graduated... Read More from a pool of losers. The real work world employer all knows that VCU is mostly losers and they shouldn't hire someone from this school unless they have to have someone. Even if you graduate you will never come close to your potential. Stats say you will do much worse than most anyone that has the same degree. And don't forget about the 75% + that did not make it through their studies who are the waitstaff at your local restaurant at age 35.

I originally did my undergrad prerequisites at community college before I transferred to VCU. The entire process was super easy and simple. I don't have a lot of experience with the main campus but I basically lived at MCV/VCU health and the surrounding campus. The teachers were amazing and I learned so much. I feel like I had an extremely efficient education and it's helped me be confident in my career. It's one of the best programs out there for this field, I've heard some crazy horror stories... Read More about other programs.

The program was challenging for me as an older single parent and I loved most of it. Even the required courses that I would not have chosen myself. Some of the professors were awesome and supportive which helped tremendously. It seemed to me that they truly care about teaching relevant real world lessons. The assignments were helpful and interesting and I enjoyed working in groups as we did for some projects. I honestly felt lucky to be a part of this educational institution, as I did at The University... Read More of Virginia where I completed my undergraduate degree in 1990. My only negative experiences came from the 2nd year internship. The social workers involved in my internship were inappropriate and unprofessional showed z favoritism to the other intern working at the same time. It was terribly difficult though I was able to work through it with the help of one of my professors and was able to eventually transfer to another internship that served me well. My new supervisor was great to work with and I appreciated her taking me on mid-semester. As an older student I had enough inner strength to move ahead. I think if I had been younger I would have truly doubted myself and it might have broken me. After graduation I worked for several non-profit agencies, and decided to move to Hawaii 6 years after earning my graduate degree from VCU. I was unemployed and had zero money in savings when I moved but I was ready for a change and an adventure. I had been working hard and paying down my student loans. Five years later I started my own practice in a small office without windows. My practice grew every year and in a few years I had an oceanfront office overlooking a beautiful beach in south Maui. This is amazing to me as I was not even seen as college material in high school.

The online program is positively awful. There is no teaching, just a ton of readings and writing. The professors only grade assignments and often have no idea what is in the syllabus or what is asked for the assignment. Emails go unanswered for days. The required textbooks are not up to par, the classes are very repetitive and cover the same subjects from "different" perspective. The clinical classes are inadequate and do not teach anything in depth. Even though the program is advertised as a clinical... Read More track, it is not - there are 3 policy classes, which are redundant. The field experience is a joke - VCU is putting students at whichever agency they can and have no interest in supporting their field experience. The field liaisons have full time jobs and assisting students is the last on their list. Expect to be pretty much on your own and to have to advocate for yourself and your learning at every turn. Consider the money you have invested in your graduate program a donation to keep VCU in business, despite their unethical and questionable teaching practices.

Virginia Commonwealth University hosts a diverse student population supporting well over 20,000 students and a wide variety of degrees. During my tenure at the VCU physics department, professors invested heavily in their students through high teacher-student interaction and also investment in student projects with real world application. The Physics Department hosts a variety of investigative experiments which include spectroscopy, lasers, scanning electron microscopy, chemistry (such as producing... Read More aerogels and graphene), as well as computer physics and modelling. Upper level classes are small ensuring optimal student to teacher ratios, and the professors are very accessible. The university in general consumes a large amount of real estate in Richmond, Virginia, but works to ensure ample parking and student housing to support their clientele. The campus is generally safe with police phones located throughout the campus and a large security contingent located on or near campus. Virginia Commonwealth University also has an excellent program of activities for student engagement with a wide variety of clubs, movie nights, dances, sports events, invited speaker events, and community outreach. The university is also connected with the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) and provides transportation between the two campuses. Local businesses thrive in and around campus and are just as diverse. On a regular basis, the university hosts the FIRST Robotics regional competition for high school students with wide university student engagement. Although VCU does not have a football team, the school is a leader in sports with a NCAA Division I basketball team, excellent soccer, baseball, and volleyball teams as well.

Virginia Commonwealth University hosts a diverse student population supporting well over 20,000 students and a wide variety of degrees. During my tenure at the VCU physics department, professors invested heavily in their students through high teacher-student interaction and also investment in student projects with real world application. The Physics Department hosts a variety of investigative experiments which include spectroscopy, lasers, scanning electron microscopy, chemistry (such as producing... Read More aerogels and graphene), as well as computer physics and modelling. Upper level classes are small ensuring optimal student to teacher ratios, and the professors are very accessible. The university in general consumes a large amount of real estate in Richmond, Virginia, but works to ensure ample parking and student housing to support their clientele. The campus is generally safe with police phones located throughout the campus and a large security contingent located on or near campus. Virginia Commonwealth University also has an excellent program of activities for student engagement with a wide variety of clubs, movie nights, dances, sports events, invited speaker events, and community outreach. The university is also connected with the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) and provides transportation between the two campuses. Local businesses thrive in and around campus and are just as diverse. On a regular basis, the university hosts the FIRST Robotics regional competition for high school students with wide university student engagement. Although VCU does not have a football team, the school is a leader in sports with a NCAA Division I basketball team, excellent soccer, baseball, and volleyball teams as well.

I attended VCU for my undergraduate degree and am back again pursuing my masters. Attending VCUarts, I enjoyed great facilities, passionate teachers, and a challenging program that pushed me to look at problem-solving from a whole new perspective. This was very formative as an undergraduate and, I think, laid the foundations for a variety of applications in the professional environment.

The only less effective aspect of my education that I can site is VCUarts tendency to pit students against one another.... Read More The administration and faculty cultivate a highly competitive and uncollaborative environment. On the one hand, this pushes you very hard to be your best and become self-reliant and, ultimately, become a professional artist. On the other hand, it is a highly unfriendly environment that leads to a lot of mistrust and bad behavior among colleagues.

Ultimately, I enjoyed my undergraduate experience at VCU and have been able to actually practice as a professional artist after finishing school. I am still also in touch with my favorite professors, who still inspire me today!