Virginia Commonwealth University Top Questions

To a point, but there are also a lot of business majors, as well as journalism and pretty much any other major you could want.

It is somewhat dangerous but it's just like any other campus. It's not more because it's in the middle of the city. If you stay smart & take percautions, you will stay safe.

No

There are all realllyy exagerated and are all so untrue...College life is what you make of it. If you hang out with a certain crowd that leads you to negative things, that's on you...the area of downtown richmond close to VCU buildings does have a history of shootings, but that was at least 10 yrs ago or more (which i read in an article) but everyone knows that you're not supposed to wonder alone at night in any city.

NO WAY. VCU has one of the best medicine programs in the nation...

No, professors always have time to talk to students during office hours.

Yes! Everyone I have met is welcoming and very encouraging to new students and whatever stereotypical choices they make. I love that I don't feel the need to fit in; I can always be myself.

Not at all. VCU has been and continues to clean up the community and we have some very good programs. 3rd ranked Art school in the Nation (#1 public)

The party school thing is true,the girls are not loose, andthe schoolwork is not that hard you just have to really apply yourself

Its diverse but not as bohemian as many would think.