Submitted by Jessie R.
Yesterday my mom and I made the long four and a half hour voyage to Radford University. I had a lot on my mind. I wasn’t sure what to expect because most everything I heard was not positive comments about the school. Most people know Radford University as their back up school. We went down Sunday and stayed in a bed and breakfast. The people there were the newest owners of the property and had never run a bed and breakfast before. The couple was super nice and I highly recommend staying there. It’s called the Nesselrod on the New (http://www.nesselrod.com/). The property is located on a high plateau which overlooks the New River Valley and every room has a different theme. I stayed in the enchanted garden room, the walls had a hand painted fairy forest mural and the bathroom was breathtaking.
On Monday morning my mom and I got up early and had a three-course breakfast which consisted of fresh fruit with yogurt, eggs on an english muffin, and a custardy pear to die for. After saying good- bye to the kind couple, we made our way to the Radford campus where I had a meeting with the head of the marketing depart/ supervisor of the Hillel. Mrs. Bienstock was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met; she gave me truthful answers and good small talk. After my mom and I made our way to where we would be meeting for our tour, again I ran in to some of the nicest people ever. Our tour guide’s name was Matt, a senior at RU and a Criminal Law Major. It was only my mom and I and one other family whose daughter was also named Jessica, who would of thunk it? The campus was really pretty but it really is in the middle of nowhere, and there are no places to shop. It reminded me of a classic college campus like Virginia Tech, but 1/10th the size. Another thing I liked about RU is how small the classes are, you won’t have more than 40 people in a class and once you have selected you major it can go down to the teens. I also talked to the head of the fashion department; he might be my new idol.
At the end of the day I really enjoyed RU more than I thought I was going to. I did not get any of the vibes about it being a crappy school and I am happy I was accepted because I am definitely considering going there for my first two years of college.
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