Virginia Commonwealth University

“Just an important note to freshmen--If you are interestedAug 27 2010Undecided
Just an important note to freshmen--If you are interested in the art program, you must start as a freshman or no later than your sophmore year. Otherwise, you will have to basically restart your education. I was in another department, but my main focus in life is art. I am a prolific artist who has both technical skill and creativity. I have sold paintings before and have taken figure drawing courses on my own. I read art books, art magazines, and art history courses. I basically have done everything an AFO student does on my own.

My Junior year, I really wanted to transfer into the art school--VCU said that If I wanted to start in the art program, I would have to start over and go to AFO. I understand why, but at the same time, It would mean that I would have to restart my education, which of course would be pointless (unless I had the time and financial resources to be in school for 3 or 4 more years). I wish they could of at least given me some proficiency tests and given a full review to all my past work, and allowed me to opt out of some of the foundation courses. This not even being an option, I would suggest that if you think you want to do art, do it. Don't listen to people who say an art degree is worthless and try do something else, because if you realize later on down the line that art school is where you need to be, it'll probably be too late.

Other than that, once you get in, don't confine yourself to the school. Explore the city and everything it has to offer!
SAT: 1200 Female

“I did well in high school, scored well on myJan 09 2009Journalism
I did well in high school, scored well on my SAT, and painted a lot of beautiful pictures (I wanted to be an art major).

However, if you're coming in to be a part of the arts, then your school GPA and SAT score don't even matter. If you're good enough at your art, VCU will let you in. Otherwise, you should study and be a decent student. One of my friends who got mostly Bs and Cs in high school didn't get in last year, so don't think you can just coast on in. This year's freshman class had the highest GPA of any class before us because it's getting harder to get into state schools.
SAT: 1990 Female

“If you want to go here you don't have to do muchSep 10 2008Sociology
If you want to go here you don't have to do much. I got into VCU with really crappy SAT scores but I am doing well here. It seems to me that teachers reward students for just being involved in school, in general. If act like you care, you'll get good grades. Just show up, act like you're doing well, get your degree, and the the F out!!!!!!!!
Female

“It was easy getting inSep 07 2008Computer Engineering
it was easy getting in. I had a decent gpa of 3.53 and a average sat score of 2070. i played 1 sport in my senior year.
I didnt really even try when applying because i knew I was going to get in and it was my safety school.
SAT: 1420 Male

“If you're worried about getting in because of yourAug 09 2008PreDent and Dentistry
If you're worried about getting in because of your SAT or ACT score, don't. They care more about your GPA but seeing as there are about 37,000 students here, give or take about a 1000, I don't see how someone couldn't get in. I recommend going to a community college and then transferring to save money and time because VCU is useless to go to. Hope this review helps someone who's like me.
SAT: 1360 Male