Jessica
My freshman without a doubt went really well for a first-time experience. All my professors were very engaged and charismatic. However, I was still trying to find out how things worked around campus and where exactly to as well. During my freshman year I was doing quite well in all of my classes, except for one. This was the infamous Biology 101, growing up I always liked science, but it is nothing compared to when you take a course in college. Now my adviser suggested that I go to the tutor sessions they had but I felt since I was always an honor student in high school I didn't need a tutor. Now one thing that would have greatly helped to my advantage is this little thing called S.I. Sessions. This is where the TA of the class has a session every week to go more in depth about the lecture. If I would've known these existed I probably could've got a 'B' or even an 'A'.
Shameka
The worst thing about my school is the tuition because it continues to increase.
Jessica
The worst thing about my school is how disorganized the nightime shuttle service is. When I was first told about RamSafe, I expected to feel secure in the knowledge that I'd have a ride home from wherever I was on (or near) campus. Instead, I find myself waiting for up to 45 minutes to take a 5-10 minute bus ride where I could've walked home in a fraction of the time. While the bus is definitely safer, the wait time associated with it encourages the more dangerous option of walking alone at night.
Tyriq
When I think about the drawbacks to the campus. The only thing that I can think of that I do not like, honestly has to be the sidewalks. Every sidewalk you walk on is bumpy, crooked, and awkward. I must say the first couple of months that I have attended VCU were pretty embarrassing because of the numerous occasions that I have tripped or stumbled over myself walking on these sidewalks. It’s always funny when it happens and it still catches me by surprise.
Lauren
I think that the worst thing about my school is that there aren't more languages taught there. Some of the langauges that are taught there are only offered during certain semesters so that also creates problems. I wanted to take Chinese and Japanese. Chinese 101 is only offered during the fall and I can only take Japanese through another school, so this is very frustrating and I wish that VCU had more langauges and sections for the langauges available.
Katherine
Out-of-state tutition fees and the finanical aid assitance currently are the most unsettling at the moment at Viriginia Commonwealth University. The unversity has gone up in tuition for the pass couple of years, out-of-state student pay more than twice than in-state-students and finanical is especially scarce for students who are out of state because some scholarships only cater to residents of Virginia. Transfer students (that do not come from a community college) have a diffcult problem finding finanical aid for help pay for expenses.
Shannon
The worst thing is by far, the traffic. If you are new to the Richmond city environment, then you will be very confused on how to get around, and the conjestion and traffic can be unbearable if you don't know how to get around.
Jazmin
The worst thing about my school would be how there are two campuses. It is inconvenient and difficult for students to stay on time when having to travel between campuses because they are residing on the MCV campus. Especially since it is a dominantly freshman residence hall it is frustrating because freshman are not familiarized with the way university schedules work. After a while the MCV residents will obtain knowledge on how to properly navigate between the two campuses and stay on time, but it is still a hassel to wake up 1 or 2 hours before class begins.
Julian
There's a bit of a homeless issue in Monroe Park, and because it's an urban environment with lots of people who do not attend VCU, there's a pretty high crime rate for a college campus. Additionally, with construction constantly going on, there are lots of gas leaks that occur regularly. The food here is all generally fatty as well, and the buildings themselves aren't really aesthetically pleasing - they blend with every other brick-and-mortar building in the Greater Richmond area, making the city as a whole a bit of a dirtty eyesore.