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Get the inside scoop on Radford University admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I was asked to fill out an application which included several essays. The essays were thought provoking and required creative thinking. I had a ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The only requirment for admission is an application. I sent in an essay. I have no real clue if it really did any good. But they make it very easy...   READ MORE
Alumni
The admission process was relatively simple and when I was there they were not very selective. as long as you were an average student in high sch...   READ MORE
Current Student
Radford University is not as easy to get into as some may think. Your grade point average and SAT scores do count. Minimum of 900 on SAT, and a m...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I was very pleased with my career at Radford. I had a very easy time getting the courses that I wanted on most occasions. The classes were small...   READ MORE
Current Student
The programs here at RU are small and fcused. Classes are of a high caliber, while it sometimes may be a struggle to get the class you want, the r...   READ MORE
Alumni
academics were challenging enough to be stimulating, but not so hard that they totally bogged you down. I never had problems getting the classes ...   READ MORE
Current Student
If you are a freshman at Radford, it can be hard to get the classes you want or need. Freshman are the last to register, with Seniors being the f...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
This is hard to answer as I was involved in Performing arts. There were advertisements posted for auditions, and the professors were willing to help ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The employment rate of RU is amazingly high from what I undersatnd. WhileI cannot quote an exact percentage I know that a gradute from RU will do ver...   READ MORE
Alumni
I graduated in May and had a job offer mid-june and started July 1. I did it myself and didn't really tap into the resourses offered by the school. ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Graduates have plenty of choices when they go looking for their career. Radford has ties with companies in Virginia, and will email information to up...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The campus is beautiful. I lived in a dorm that had enormous rooms, air conditioning, private bathrooms, nice lounges and was very clean. I was ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Radford offers the safety and security as well as the beauty of a small college campus. RU is hte kind of college that you go to and say, " Wow it...   READ MORE
Alumni
I lived on-campus for all 4 years and i didn't have any problems with it. Of course everyone complained about the dining hall food, but it was ju...   READ MORE
Current Student
Housing can be crowded. Muse is the largest residence hall on campus, housing over 900 students. Other smaller residence halls house between 150...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The majority of social life is through parties. There isn't a whole lot in the town of Radford so the students create their own party scene. Eve...   READ MORE
Current Student
Radford. is a samll town without a large number of bars, but Blacksburg is only a quick drive away and is another college town, home of the Hokies...   READ MORE
Alumni
The bars around campus were OK and there was always Blacksburg close by where we could go party with the Virginia Tech students. The events were ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Parties, bars, restaurants, greek societies, you name it. We've got it here in Radford or within a half an hour if driving. 15 or 20 minutes fro...   READ MORE

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