Admission Insider's Guide
What Test-Optional Means to Richmond
There are a few changes in Richmond’s admission process this year, the largest of which is our move to a test-optional policy for 2020-21, in light of so many test administration cancellations.
September 2, 2020
Many Spiders, One Web
What do 117 days look like for a Richmond Spider? It’s covered in colorful masks. It’s signs everywhere reminding us to physical distance. It means sharing responsibility to protect our web. We’re also smiling underneath those masks, happy to be together again and ready to make this work.
July 8, 2020
Finding Your College Fit: Virtual Edition
It’s July and you know what that means; cookouts, beach trips, long hours at your summer job (btw, you ARE underpaid and underappreciated), and time to start your college search! At least, this is what July usually promises. This July feels unusual and the world we share is a lot different than in years past.
June 16, 2020
How to Make the Most of Informational Interviews
Throughout the past few months, many prospective students have reached out to us asking for ways to learn more about the University of Richmond without being able to travel to campus and experience a tour and information session.
June 7, 2020
A Summer Guide to Nailing Your College Apps
Here we are, officially summer break but just 42 days (who’s counting?) until students return in August. It’s a weird feeling of limbo in the college world - especially in such an unusual year.
June 1, 2020
Five Tips for Crafting an Effective Activities Resume
Living in quarantine doesn’t mean life gets put on pause. But it does change the way we consider the definition of “extracurricular.”
May 19, 2020
Dear High School Juniors: We Get It. And We've Got You.
Every morning, when I put on my same comfy pair of sweat pants before starting work, I am reminded that we are living through a pandemic. But for many of us, particularly rising high school seniors, a more comfortable daily wardrobe is just a silver lining to far more serious changes to regularly scheduled programming.
March 24, 2020
Spiders Go Green: Sustainability at UR
This year, we received just over 12,000 applications for the class of 2024, translating to roughly 24,000 essays that came across our desks. These essays include the superior, the satisfactory, the serious, the silly…and, yes, even an essay about an appendectomy on the Fourth of July. In-Appendix Day. We liked that one.
October 24, 2019
Spiders Are Everywhere...And That's a Good Thing
October is our university mascot’s favorite month. Why? Halloween, of course! It’s the one time of the year when you can find spiders everywhere.
August 26, 2019
2 Big Things Virginians Should Know About UR
If you’re from Virginia, you know that we have dozens of attractive colleges and universities. As a native of Williamsburg, Virginia, I was overwhelmed with the options when it came time to pick a college. With so many to choose from, distinguishing between different schools’ admission processes, financial aid, and overall benefits was tricky.
August 25, 2019
An Ode to Richmond's Professor-Student Relationship
As a Richmond grad, I always tell prospective students that my favorite thing about my time as a student was my relationship with professors. From very early in my first year, I received one-on-one attention and was mentored by professors both in my intended major of journalism and in general education courses.
August 15, 2019
Make the Most of Your Campus Visit
The end of summer is (almost) here. The time has come. You can now begin the final countdown to the start of the academic year – I know we have. We are excited to have students back on our campus with the palpable energy that they bring.