What the trip from 321 W Grace Street to campus actually looks like, on foot, on a bike, on the Pulse, and in a car.

The downtown neighborhood that VCU's Monroe Park Campus grew into. Class on one side, the James River on the other, and a Pulse station four minutes from the front door.

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A 7-minute drive north on Lombardy, a private bathroom in every bedroom, and a garage space so your car is not a semester-long problem.

A 16-story tower inside VCU's Monroe Park Campus footprint, with a private bathroom in every bedroom and a walk to class measured in minutes, not miles.