If you want to know a bit about VCU, a good place to start is  
 www.vcu.edu/gradstudents/life.php  or  www.students.vcu.edu .      
 
 http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/admission/prospective/index.html  and  
 http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/admission/newstudents/index.html  have information on everything from application processes, to financial aid, to housing, to life in Richmond. 
   
International students might also want to look at  the VCU web page created for international students  and scroll down the page to the section on Student Life.        
   
   
        
Also, A beginners guide to Richmond might be helpful too.