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Disorganized, unhelpful, uncaring, irresponsible, degrading.
3rd Year Female -- Class 2015
Scholastic Success: A-, Faculty Accessibility: F
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While attending VCU, I was repeatedly drugged, terrorized,Quite BrightPolitical Science
While attending VCU, I was repeatedly drugged, terrorized, beaten, and threatened- some of which was sexual.

The education is blatantly wrong and designed from a Confederate States perspective.
I was repeatedly required to commit copyright felonies for my original major of computational sciences.

The classwork at VCU is beyond horrid, as I was able to achieve a C in physics 201 without ever attending and not trying on the exams.

When they finally noticed, after six years, that I was being terrorized: I was blamed and "made an example of" within the classroom. I was classified as a "disruption"; and then put into mental health practices that I find to be extensively immoral (which is still being used to viciously assault my body).

The university follows a policy of illegal financial indebtment: specifically the lack of requiring notarization on loan paperwork.

The education is extensively easy, and easy to cheat- I know because they cheated off me.
The dining hall facilities are disgusting and bug infested.
The dormitories are in ill-repair at best.There is a large homeless population allowed to beg from students.

5th Year Male -- Class 2011
Campus Maintenance: C-, Education Quality: F
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Never assume you'll receive counseling or even aBrightArt & Design Department
Never assume you'll receive counseling or even a audible response from student accounting or financial aid. Ihave one sister attending uva and another recently graduated from jmu. Neither of my siblings have suffered the problems I have experienced in that mess they refer to as the financial aid office. The Arts program has an outstanding reputation however I have been more motivated and learned more from my talented peers than any teaching assistant. Few professors come to class more than once or twice a semester--its babysitting teacher assistants. I saw my advisor once my first year but I'm not sure she still works here. Its hopless to attempt to communicate with teaching staff or administration - ita shamebecause they breed complacency I've made some valuable friends but ive got to get out of this place
3rd Year Female -- Class 2017
Scholastic Success: B, Useful Schoolwork: F
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