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Not being the most graceful person, I decided I wanted to get rid of those bruises that appeared conspicuously from time to time (absolutely unaided by any substances I might add), decided to take a ballet dance class. Having never taken an ounce of ballet, Beginner’s Ballet 247 was the natural choice. However, from what I had heard about the classes, it was not all tutus and fluff. The teacher had strict rules and there were many papers to write. I signed up anyway wanting to know more about the arts of dancing.

The entire first class consisted of the teacher explaining each point of the syllabus so we would understand thoroughly everything required of us. These points consisted of a clean appearance, assignments, papers, presentation and performances to attend and, finally, a final exam. It was good of our teacher to be clear about her expectations, but I was left feeling overwhelmed and slightly off-balance. And we hadn’t even done a single plié.

Classes were two times a week at the Robins Center and we would always start at the bar, dressed in pink tights and a black leotard, hair in a bun pulled straight back. Fortunately, my initial thought about the class was proven wrong as the second and third week ensued, and we started to learn the first, second, third, fourth, fifth positions. Then the teacher would direct, correct, and redirect our feet and arm directions. Some days it felt good to stretch and had moments where I felt like a professional practicing another day to perform Swan Lake. Other days everything just hurt.

With the number of steps and new vocabulary we learned, I found it very important to keep reviewing the steps and names in my head and to ask the teacher a lot of questions. The class helped me develop my rusty French as we repeated after teacher’s plies, tournes and grand battements. There were also papers to write, but they were more like expressing all the dancing I had been doing into words. The performances we attended were a treat because now I wasn’t just an audience member. Learning even the basics of ballet made me much more attentive and appreciative of the athleticism of the dancers on stage in performances such as Midsummer’s Night Dream and the Richmond Ballet Studio 1.

Finally, the research paper was a reinforcement of what we had been learning all semester as I researched George Balanchine, the great choreographer and creator of the New York City Ballet, I found familiar terms I had been learning as well as brand new facts and ideas about dance.

On paper, the list of assignments and projects seemed too rigid too rigorous for an elective, but really they were just a series of steps that made the material comprehensive and easier to grasp the concepts of dance. I would recommend this for a semester of looking at dance with new eyes and gaining a better understanding of art.

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There are several majors in the Robins School of Business that students can pursue and the Robins School is very flexible so students can have multiple concentrations and majors if desired. One of my majors in the Robins School is accounting. Students can choose to either major in Accounting or major in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Students that merely concentrate in accounting are required to have an additional concentration.

The accounting major does not differ extensively from the business administration major. All of the core business classes are the same except accounting majors are required to take accounting information systems class instead of the business information technology class. If you are planning to have a dual major in accounting and perhaps finance you may be required to take both technology classes.

The core business classes that all business school students must take include: Business Statistics 1, Business Statistics 2, Software Tools, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Intro to Financial Accounting, Intro. to Managerial Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Intro. to Financial management, and Foundations of marketing. It is best to get the two accounting and econ classes in during sophomore year.

Accounting majors are then required to take Acct. 301 and 302 (intermediate financial accounting classes) Acct 307 (Acct. info systems), Acct 305 (Cost Acct), Acct 312 (Tax), Acct. 317 (Audit), and Acct. 311 (Advanced Financial Acct). There are other accounting electives offered including financial statement analysis, international accounting, and advanced audit. Accounting students can also possibly receive credit for an accounting internship if they find an accounting professor to work with them.

While accounting internships are not required the vast majority of the accounting students do have summer internships before their senior year and sometimes before their junior year. The Big 4 accounting firms: KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, and Ernst and Young recruit on campus. Furthermore, there is a specific accounting and finance career/internship fair every fall. Therefore, if students know that they do not want to work for one of the Big 4 they are exposed to other companies.

Recently, in order to take the CPA exam, all accounting students need 150 credit hours. Some students, like myself, are able to get this in four years at Richmond because I came into college with a large number of credits and was able to take extra classes for a few semesters. Other accounting students may stay at Richmond for an additional year to graduate with a masters' in accountancy. Other accounting students may take summer classes at state universities back home in order to have the 150 hours, while some others will get their masters at other universities. There are several options that students should consider when choosing accounting as their major.

In addition to simply taking classes the accounting students seem to be a fairly close knit group of students. While Richmond in general is small so you're able to get to know a lot of your classmates, accounting students are required to take so many classes together that they bond more quickly. Furthermore, intermediate accounting classes are taught by an amazing professor who constantly challenges students. Professor Hoyle teaches all of the Acct. 302 classes, some 301 classes and sometimes accounting 201. He has been teaching at Richmond for a long time and has a completely socratic method. During each class he will call on each student at least once (sometimes more). The questions are not straight forward and quick thinking. For an entire 50 minutes Professor Hoyle systematically calls on students, ask questions, and presents ideas in a manner that not only enables students to understand the material but also forces them to come prepared to class each day. At the beginning of each class he hands out a HW paper with questions for the next class. You must not only look over these questions but complete the problems because they will guide the next classes' discussion. However, his questions will never be directly from the homework. Before each test you will always see tons of students studying in the library for hours because no one can truly predict what type of questions he will answer. Even though Professor Hoyle is an incredibly tough teacher he is also extremely dedicated (as all Richmond professors are) and will be there if you have any question. Professor Hoyle is simply one accounting professor that furthers the bond among accounting students.

The University of Richmond accounting major is a versatile major that enables students to have a great grasp of business and accounting after they graduate. All of the faculty members (not just Professor Hoyle) are great teachers who are always willing to provide assistance to students when necessary. Therefore, if you're interested in business and perhaps accounting I would strongly suggest looking into the accounting major and business school at Richmond.

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There are multiple majors and minors that one could choose at the University of Richmond, but the Jepson School of Leadership Studies is completely unique. As the first school of Leadership Studies in the country it combines multiple disciplines in order to teach students the process of leadership. Many feel that Jepson teaches students how to be leaders, but this is not the case. Instead, the school teaches students the process of leadership and provides students with greater understanding of different aspects that fall into the category of leadership. Its interdisiplinary nature enables students to have the opportunity to be exposed to a wider range of material, and there are a variety of electives that students could take in order to follow their own interests.

The Jepson School is the only major/minor on campus that requires students to apply and be accepted into the program. Early in the fall of your sophomore year any student who has taken or is currently enrolled in Foundations of Leadership are eligible to apply to the Jepson School. The application consists of a couple of essays and faculty recommendations. Students find out about three or four weeks after they apply whether or not they would be accepted. Approximately 60 students make up each class at Jepson. Students do not need to decide whether they want to major or minor before applying. It is something that can be decided later.

Once students are accepted into the Jepson School they are required to take Critical Thinking, Group Dynamics, and Justice and Civil Society during the spring semester. (Some students take Justice and Civil Society before spring of sophomore year which is perfectly fine but if the student has not yet taken it they are required to at this time). In the fall of junior year students generally take Theories and Models. However, the fall of the junior year is the main time that students study abroad and therefore Jepson also offers Theories and Models in the spring for those juniors that were not in Richmond during the fall. Finally during the fall of senior year all Jepson students must take Ethics. In addition to these required courses Jepson majors are required to take Research Methods, complete a 240 hour internship, and take a few electives. Jepson minors do not have to take reserach methods or complete the internship but they are required to take 2 electives. If you're interested in Jepson it would be useful to look at the website because the University as a whole is switching to a unit based system so some of the classes/requirements are changing slightly.

The Jepson school adds a very unique opportunity to interested Richmond students and enables students. I would highly recommend looking through the Leadership Studies website to learn more about the program.

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Richmond's Physics department is a great place to get involved with current research. I was asked to do research as a freshman, and have since had the opportunities to contribute to published research and to present a poster at the American Physical Society's March Meeting. I also spent a summer on campus doing research, and had a great time hanging out with friends, other researchers, and getting paid!

It's really easy to register for whichever classes you'd like to take (especially after you've taken 131/132 - the intro courses), and over the course of four years some really interesting topics come up. If you are interested in taking a variety of physics classes, you really have to take them whenever they're offered, because many special topics courses are only offered every other year or so.

The Physics department is pretty small (when I arrived, the major-professor ratio was probably about 3:1), and is currently home to about 30 majors. Because the number of majors has increased recently, new faculty have been hired, totaling 10 professors. The disadvantage of the small department is that it's probably a little harder to get into graduate programs. However, a few graduates every year do go to grad school for physics/engineering/etc, so it's definitely do-able. Meanwhile, as a physics major, you get to know all the professors and other majors really well, and you'll probably end up having dinner at a couple of the professors' houses during your four years.

The Physics majors are also pretty close-knit, both because we're a smaller group than most other majors, and because of late nights working together in Gottwald (the Science Center). We usually have a couple of social events each semester: a liquid nitrogen social, a few movie nights, and group work sessions where we help/distract each other. The department also takes the majors out to dinner (generally Chinese food - family style) at the end of the spring semester. It's always a great experience, since the professors here are really fun and personable.

Also, there are multiple ways to get a Physics major here, depending on which classes you're interested in taking and what kind of flexibility you want in scheduling your other classes. You can get a BS, BA, or interdisciplinary degree which often can be self-designed.

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