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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] PreDent and Dentistry  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Before anyone starts to look at this and say how can a bright student give such bad ratings to VCU, you have to understand the whole deal here. In high school I had a 3.4 GPA and graduated in the top 20% of my class. I applied to VCU as a biology / pre-dental major because I like dentistry. I even had 6 dual enrollment credits from a community college that had transferred over. Now I'm a student at VCU with a 3.0 average that is seemingly harder to maintain everyday. I picked this school because it is not far from my house and I can live at home to get better grades; fat chance of that happening. Professors here are horrible for the most part, although I've had a chance to have a couple good ones who really care about the students. They love to raise the price of school, it's gone up about $1000 this year, and I'm sure it will go up again soon. I would say look into another university before going here because you may have luck somewhere else. MCV is the only dental school in VA and since it's tied to VCU it's supposed to better your chances of getting in by going to VCU. I'm a pre-dental student looking at ways to get out fast before I don't have a shot period. Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 09 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53444&uid=1426'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright VCU is only concerned about money and tuition just went up $1000 and you receive less and less service for you money. The advisors are absolutely incompetent, you end up trying to figure out yourself how to schedule your own classes. Don't expect that your personal info will be kept private, VCU is known for selling student info to different companies. Faculty is not very cooperative and often very arrogant. And safety on campus is very questionable. Surrounding City: C, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 05 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53343&uid=1426'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright VCU is a good school to come to to not only learn about whatever you are studying but also life. I just finished my first year and honestly I don't have any big issues about VCU. Yes, there are homesless people wandering around on campus - which does both me a little - but I think they know their boundaries. Never have I ever seen one walk in to a campus building. Not even in the common areas. I do think that the school could do a better job setting up roommates. I had a horrible, inconsiderate roommate and the only question on the housing application was if I preferred a smoker or a non-smoker...but what is the point if you aren't even allowed to smoke in the buildings? I think that they should have some sort of personality test to match people up with. That's just my opinion. The food is good, I don't do subway though - I found a hair in my food - but I haven't had any other problems with the other places. People are really friendly. You could literally walk up to someone and start a conversation with them. The upperclassmen are annoying. Girls and guys. Both predators and act way more arrogant than they should be. The parties are fun, but don't go to 534 on Harrison [I think?]. Too many locals there and they all are disrespectful and ghetto. I had a midget grab me and my friends' butt while we were there and when we turned around and he was the only one there, he acted like it wasn't him. House parties are fun but often crowded since apartments here are small. If you find yourself paying every $10 weekend to get in somewhere, you're dumb. There are parties you can go to where you don't have to pay at all or pay too much because usually in the end it will probably suck if you have to pay. My teachers were helpful and they definitely provided me with enough materials to do well in the class. Its just a matter of whether you take advantage of it or not. Housing is horrible. I don't understand how they have more freshman dorms and how they are closer to the campus than the upperclassmen dorms. My second year I am staying in a dorm thats still really close and about the same walking distance from the dorms. They have a housing fair after the housing lottery which helps but be careful if you decide to rent with clachan properties. The realtor Tony Montenegro took my security deposit and I didn't hear from him again. In the end after many calls to management they told us he leased the apartment to someone else. Overall VCU is a pretty good school despite what most people have been saying about it. I don't see myself getting sick of it either as the years go on. Surrounding City: A+, Individual Value: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 13 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=52296&uid=1426'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Social Work  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Ok so I am going to rate VCU as neutral. It is an ok school. Not great but ok. I have completed 3 years here and next year will be my last (thank god). I hate Richmond with a passion. The city is gross and dirty. When I wake up in the morning and look outside my apartment window I see homeless people digging through my trash. When I walked to class I have to deal with gross old men hitting on me or asking me for money. The second they hand me my diploma I am packing up my stuff and leaving the next day. The last 3 years have been hard. If your not a social butterfly then your time at VCU will suck. It is really hard to meet people here. The campus is completely dead on the weekends. Classes are ok. It is really difficult to get into the classes that you want when if your not a junior or senior. I thought the food was ok. Housing is horrible. After your freshman year you are pretty much on your own about finding housing. The school does not care one bit. More than anything I do not feel safe at all. Anyone can walk into any of the class buildings. Homeless people are everywhere. One student was shot and killed in a park maybe a month ago. You cannot be naive about your surroundings. If your not carefully you will be robbed or even worse. I am not trying to scare you but everything I am writing is true. I was suppose to transfer to a different university after my freshman year but stupidly I decided to stay. I told my friends there is no way I would ever go to grad school at vcu. I would say it is not so much VCU but Richmond. Good luck if you choose to go here. Education Quality: B+, Perceived Campus Safety: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 20 2008 3rd Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! 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