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Virginia TechAcademics Student Reviews

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Blacksburg, VA
Undergrads
23,104
Tuition (in-state)
$21,878 ($10,509)
Admission Difficulty
Average
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by meganancarrow
B+
VT is a very good school- especially for majors such as Engineering, Business, and Architecture. However, as a Political Science major, I feel as... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by knoel190
A+
they have so many fields of study here so there is something for everyone
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by benpack101
A-
Engineering at Virginia Tech is very difficult. The General Engineering department (what all engineering interested freshmen are in at least their... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by Irbster
B+
I came to VA Tech because of the college's reputation for academics. My first semester was a complete disappointment. Professors were negative and... Read more »

So if you had it to do over would you still pick Tech? Is your second semester any better?

Probably I would still pick Tech. Second semester is a little better, but I would have taken some time off between high school and college though.

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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by Irbster
B
Very structured and unbending curriculum! Some classes are challenging, while others are ridiculous in terms of workload, grading and expectations.... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by helenfranck
C-
The academics are decent, though Virginia Tech's main priorities are with research opportunities instead of producing top-notch graduates. More and... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by helenfranck
B-
I was a Biochemistry major. The curriculum involves a lot of chemistry, and biology, of course, which all make sense. The chemistry courses,... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by natatk92
A
I'm a Marketing major in the Pamplin College of Business, and I have been very pleased with my education so far. Though my major is Marketing,... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by natatk92
A
Virginia Tech has a great business program, which is what I came to Blacksburg for. The professors really care about academics, and they try their... Read more »
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Virginia Tech Academics was reviewed by shannyn07
B-
I switched to English midway through college. It's obviously not the focal point of Virginia Tech. I feel like I coasted for the most part, but I went... Read more »
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