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I'm about to finish my freshman year at RU, and it's been an adventure! Everyone is nice here. It's easy to make friends because everyone is pretty sociable. The night scene is fun! If you're into dancing and having a good time Radford will not disappoint. Frat's are super welcoming and its easy to be cool w/ everyone. Academics are challenging but managable I'm not gonna lie. As a former AP and honors high school student I can say that there are opportunities to advance and staff and faculty are willing to help. Last but not LEAST, the campus is beautiful and unintimidating so you can find yourself naturally fall in love with it.
Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: C+
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Apr 02 2012 1st Year Female -- Class 2015  
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I love radford from both the educational and social aspects. The students are very nice, you just have to know how to be sociable to make friends. As for the teachers, every one is a hit or miss, but a mojority of my teachers worked with me individually. In the end, i am taking more classes with some proffesors and they help a lot with grading if you get on their good side. You have to show them your working though and not getting lazy. Every college parties but the parties at radford are different. Mosty everyone is nice, but you will the occassional drunk "slut" or "douche bag" approach you. This happens everywhere though. The campus is amazing and most of the students are nice. There are many outdoor activities too!
Individual Value: A+, Surrounding City: C-
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Look, if you think this place is right for you, go ahead and enroll. Some people will thrive here, I won't lie. But it isn't a place where you can get both the 'college experience' and a good college education.

The activities are few, though they will claim otherwise. The food is atrocious on weekends. The administration (Dean Horton, I'm looking at you) is out to bleed you dry and crucify you to make an example. My dorm room had many broken features when I moved in, which nobody would fix. The police are swarming from wednesday to saturday night (be warned, they WILL tackle you whether or not they need to). The RA's aren't all sticklers but at least one on every floor is. The surrounding area is backwater consisting of trailer park meth labs, trees, and a walmart (which is technically not even in Radford). The diversity here is not worth commenting on.

Basically, if you want to spend 4 years partying secluded from the real world while "working" on a degree that will be laughed at, enroll now. But don't say we never warned you...
Friendliness: A, Individual Value: F
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