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Yes and No. This stereotype does not apply to everyone, of course, but there are some people that just need an extra push to get rid of this stereotype.

I find that if you aren't in the honors program or a rigours, renowned program at VCU, there is very little competition far as academcially. The campus itself is safe and there are plenty of students walking around even until one in the morning, however, outside of campus would be somewhere you would want to go with a friend and pepper spray. We are working to make our campus safer, with talks of videos on campus and adding more escort service buses. There is a 'campus connector' that takes VCU students for free to various destintations. It arrives every fiften minutes and is very useful. VCU has an outstanding arts and theater program, that set it aside from any other Virginia university, so of course we have artistic students, many peiced and tatooed but it adds to the diversity. There are a good amount of Indian, Arab and Asian foreign students at VCU but you can learn a lot from them. They have very touching stories to how they have overcame a lot to be here to study and are very grateful.

Richmond is a city. Crime rates are higher in cities, but it's not as unsafe as people may think. I have never felt unsafe during my three years here at VCU. You have to be smart. Don't walk by yourself at 3am and you won't feel unsafe. Use the buddy system. In an urban environment such as VCU there are risks that other colleges and universities don't have but don't be stupid and you won't find yourself in situations where you feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

Yes, the acceptance rate is around 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} and the student body is very diverse etc.