hellojames

thanks!!!!

smdfire

Honestly, From what I heard is that U richmonds campus is so far from the rest of the city and there is no point of going there if you dont own a car. Is it this true? Because Ive lived in a suburb that is like in the middle of no where and is really far from basically civilization.

Spiders05

It's in the western suburbs. Part of campus is in Henrico Co., but the majority is in the city of Richmond (in VA, cities are not officially part of any counties). It's a 15 minute drive downtown, so if that's in the middle of nowhere, then I assume you're used to urban living. The most popular places for the students to go is Cary St. which is 10 minutes away, Stony Point Mall, a five minute drive, Short Pump Town Center, a ten minute drive, or downtown to the bars, which again is just a 15 minute drive. The closest grocery, gas station, off campus quick eats, pharmacy is about a minute drive from campus.

It helps to have a car, but a good number of freshmen have them, so chances are your friends can take you anywhere you want to go, and a good number of people are willing to let you borrow their car as long as you pay for gas. I didn't have a car until my senior year but it was never an issue for me or my friends to get off campus if we ever wanted to.

I even created a little map for you.
A is UR
B is Downtown
C is StonyPoint
D is Short Pump
E is Cary St.
F is the Ukrop's Shopping Center

UR and Common Destinations

WhiteWind91

Thanks for mapping those locations, Spider05. That’s useful for out-of-state prospective students.

It appears that the Spider Shuttle only goes to Carytown, Ukrop’s, and Short Pump. Does anybody have an opinion about how convenient the shuttles are to use to go to those places? Is it usually better to take a car?

static75

the only con for me (personally) is URichmond doesn't have an engineering program :'(

kelliebm

WhiteWind, the only problem with the shuttle is that sometimes a lot of people will decide to take the shuttle and obviously they can't all fit. The way to make sure you get on is to be one of the first people there waiting. But as far as pick up/drop off times, the shuttle is always very dependable. It's certainly more convenient to have a car, because then you can come and go as you please, rather than adhere to a timed schedule, but they time the drop off/pick ups at good time increments so you're not rushed or waiting for a long time. Basically, it's nice because it's free transportation

Also, nobody really takes the bus here, but UR does provide free bus passes to all students so we can ride the bus for free. Our route basically just goes into the city by VCU, if you ever needed to get there. (Me & my friend ended up taking the bus once).

Static, have you seen UR's 3-1-1, 3-2, etc. programs? There's a couple that let you get your bachelor's in whatever at Richmond (probably chemistry or math or computer science or something along those lines) AND a masters in engineering in only five years - this is specifically available at UVA and VCU. Depending on how important it is to you to spend your whole 4 years at Richmond, it could be a really good option. Here is a link:

University of Richmond: Engineering Dual Program

static75

kelliebm, you may have just changed my life lol. thanks so much!

re-added my transcript request to U Richmond... oh my gosh, I really hope it's not too late for the "Richmond scholars" deadline

UR Admissions

I'll add to what Kelliebm says about engineering at UR. There are actually 5 partner institutions--UVa, VCU, Va Tech, Columbia and George Washington. So you'll go to UR for the first three years and then to a partner for the final 2. You end up with two degrees, one from UR and the other from the partner. In some cases is is two bachelors degrees (BS from UR and B Engineering from partner) in others in is a bachelors and a masters in engineering. If you'd like to talk to the professor who coordinates these programs, let me know and I'll get you the appropriate contact information.

It is NOT too late for the Richmond Scholars deadline!

static75

thanks a lot

dualcoaster12

I am a committed ED incoming freshman, and am thinking about bringing a bike to UR to get to downtown easily. Is this a common practice? I would probably plan on riding the bus in the wintertime, but I am curious if biking is a norm around campus.

Thanks!

Spiders05

dual, biking isn't overly prevalent since it's a small campus, but the school does have a limited (started with 35) number of bikes that float around campus (anyone can use them on campus).

Any reason why you'd want to bike downtown though?

nysmile

dual, Have you visited the University of Richmond? The campus is not near downtown Richmond. The campus is actually pretty isolated in its location---meaning that most things are a car drive away. Rather than a bike, you may want to consider bringing a car to campus.

Most people walk around the campus rather than bike around the campus.

Spiders05

It's less than a 7 mile bike ride from downtown. Not sure if I'd say "isolated" but definitely suburban in location.

nysmile

"The campus is actually pretty isolated in its location---meaning that most things are a car drive away."

I thought I was pretty clear with my use of the word isolated. Most things are a car drive away.

csprings10

I'm an incoming ED freshman, can anyone speak to the neuroscience program? also, earlier something was said about the social aspect of Richmond, what are the parties like there? I'm planning on working my butt off but I want to know I'll be having some fun too