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Virginia Tech students have strong school spirit and value the education their university provides. In fact, many Tech students have such a great time as undergraduates that they stay at Tech for graduate work. Tech’s academics have been improving each year, and admissions into the University is becoming more selective. Each freshman class has come in with higher high school GPAs and SAT scores. The rural setting of Blacksburg, Virginia is enjoyable for some students and frustrating for others. Even though Tech is home to more than 20,000 undergraduates, Blacksburg is still a small town. The area surrounding the town provides all kinds of outdoor activities. Even the drive to Virginia Tech down Route 81 is enjoyable. For students who come from more urban settings, Virginia Tech’s small downtown and limited number of restaurants can be exasperating. However, even city students can appreciate how easy it is to walk from campus to town and how safe the town is. It is a friendly town and school, and that makes it easy to meet people.

Tech offers hundreds of student organizations, and more are created every year. These groups organize activities and allow students a bridge between social and academic worlds. When it comes to nightlife, students have all kinds of options. Downtown offers a number of bars and clubs, while parties can be found at Greek houses and apartment complexes. Virginia Tech is a large school, so some students end up feeling lost in the crowd, but there are benefits to being a large school. Tech has many resources and can offer all kinds of opportunities to students. Opportunities come in the form of professors who are very involved in their fields, internships, jobs found by the Career Center, and classes that use the latest technology. Students who have the best experiences at Tech find a major that they love and then get involved. Virginia Tech has a lot to offer its students,
as long as students make the effort to take advantage of all that is available.

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Transportation at Virginia Tech

syallyk

Biology and Biological Sciences '13

4.2

A-

BUS/BIKE to and from Campus

Blacksburg transit is the best way to get to and from campus from the hours of 8 am-6 pm. They are fairly consistent with being on time, and depending on how many people are from your apt. area, will have small-huge busses available. I generally never have issues with riding the bus and it saves me a ton of money due to elevated gas prices. Of course, driving to campus is easier and more convenient but not worth paying $100+ for a parking pass and however much money for gas.

May 24, 2012

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Drug Safety at Virginia Tech

syallyk

Biology and Biological Sciences '13

2.7

C+

Depends Who You Are Hanging Out With

I haven't seen much drug use outside of mari, coke and adder. A lot of my friends are frequent weed users, but it ultimately depends on whether you're hanging out with people who are going to push you into doing it or are cool with people who aren't into it. VT is HUGE on alcohol in the sense that people will show up completely drunk to the football games, and it doesn't really matter (tailgating is a huge tradition here). In terms of policy enforcement, I have never heard of or seen anyone get suspended or even in trouble for being high or drunk.

May 24, 2012

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Campus Housing at Virginia Tech

syallyk

Biology and Biological Sciences '13

3.8

B+

Depends on Which Dorm You Live in

The location of your dorm is key because they are either really far from the central area of campus (where student/lecture halls are easily accessible) or really close. Obviously you'd want to be in a dorm that was not as far from your lecture halls, but there are a good number of dorms that are closer to the best dining halls at VT. So it's your pick, closer to dining halls or closer to class. My recommendations were include west egg (co), main egg (females only), or pritchard (co).

May 24, 2012

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