Five Minutes with Radford

Radford University is located in the heart of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian Trail in Virginia. With Virginia Tech only about 15 minutes away, there are a ton of college students in the area. Students are allowed to bring their car as early as freshman year – so you can make the 4 ½ hour drive from DC with ease or head to the mall and restaurants only 10 minutes away. Radford has about 9000 students, Greek life, and D1 sports - and their popular majors include Nursing, Education, Criminal Justice and Psychology. Most importantly, Radford has one of our recent alums, Danie Curtis-Williams, Class of 2010, in their current freshman class!

Faye Holliday, a Radford Admissions Officer, spent a few minutes filling us in about life on campus when she visited our school...

If Radford had its own IPOD playlist, what would be on it?
Radford has a nice mix of students from Northern Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey and Southwestern Virginia – so the more urban vibe of hip hop gels with the country music scene.

Dress up for class or wear sweatpants? Radford is a relaxed campus. Freshman start off dressing up for class – but quickly learn that the uniform is jeans and a Radford hoodie.

Closest starbucks or local coffeehouse? There is a Starbucks on campus in the Student Center – along with a bowling alley, pool tables, and the newest movies offered for only $1 in the auditorium.

Students can name the quarterback vs. we have a football team?: Radford doesn’t have a football team – but Division I Basketball is big! Former Radford Center, Art Parakhouski, was just drafted to the NBA.

Popular local hangouts: Radford has a lot of local restaurants and bars – Sharkey’s and BT’s are two of the more popular, close to campus hangouts.


Thanks to Ms. Holliday for taking the time to answer our questions. If you would like to be in touch with her, just contact your College Counselor.

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