Hello there, Prospectives!
Just thought you all might like to know what makes University of Richmond so wonderful as you get down to the wire on your college decision-making. Here are 10 reasons why I love UR (in no particular order):
1. Beautiful campus—complete with natural aesthetics (the lake being one of the main ones) and structural masterpieces
2. Challenging academics—because nobody wants to gain knowledge without being stretched at least a little bit…and anyway, the true knowledge is gained in the stretch
3. Great cuisine—good food is always important, right? 
4. Abundant resources—from scholarships and financial aid to leadership opportunities, from the Career Development Center to the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness, UR has all you need and more
5. Amazing faculty and staff—they are very accomplished people who do have your best interest at heart and do all they can to see that you succeed
6. Study abroad options—UR was recently deemed the “hottest school for international studies” by Newsweek…enough said
7. Small student population—allows you to get to know your professors (and vice versa) and also gives you a better chance to take advantage of the resources available
8. Student organizations and campus activities—you can find your niche among the many student groups on campus, and if not, you can start your own
9. Friendliness—people hold doors and smile all the time…makes you feel like you’re actually human
10. Safe environment—being inside the “Richmond Bubble” in combination with our Honor Code, you pretty much always feel safe…and that’s a very good thing.
And in other news…
I took my CORE exam yesterday, and it wasn’t that bad at all. I think I did really well on it, actually, which is a very good thing. I’m so happy to be done with Core, but at the same time, I will miss it. Of course I won’t miss reading Nietzsche or Marx or Freud, but I will miss our class as a whole—we really became close over the course of the year. We always had fun, we always had parties (or social gatherings, rather lol), and we always discussed so much more than just CORE (just about any and everything). None of it would have been possible without our professor, Dr. Laskaris, who is really a great person in general. Fortunately, she’s my academic advisor as well, so I will definitely see her throughout my years here.
Other than that…I’m just studying for my Spanish exam that I have on Thursday and am working on my Spanish paper and my Black Vernacular take-home final. My plan is to be out of here by Friday afternoon and to have all of my work completed when I leave. I have not even begun to pack yet, though, so that will be interesting.
I’ll have one more post for you this semester…later in the week…and that’ll be it for now. I may be able to blog over the summer when I study abroad in Seville, Spain, but I don’t know yet. I’ll definitely let you know.
Until later…
Amani
