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Virginia Tech at a Glance

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Location:
Blacksburg, VA
Setting:
Small city
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$9,459
Out-of-State Tuition:
$21,878
Room & Board:
$7,000
Full-Time Undergrads:
23,104
Part-Time Undergrads:
454
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School Website:
www.vt.edu
Admissions Website:
www.admiss.vt.edu
Financial Aid Website:
www.finaid.vt.edu
Application Deadline:
January 15
Acceptance Rate:
67 %
Admission Difficulty:
Average
Average SAT Scores:
1660–1950
Average ACT Scores:
25–29

Best Things

  • Hokie football is a fever that you need to catch. The students at Tech bleed orange and maroon, and spirit is incredibly high.
  • The professors are great, and Tech has some of the best academic programs in the nation. Virginia Tech’s engineering, natural resources, and architecture programs are all among the top in the nation.
  • Students proudly wearing orange and maroon together, and they even think it looks good.
  • Campus food is amazing.
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Worst Things

  • Honk, honk, honk. There is no parking to be found anywhere. The University gives out way too many parking passes.
  • The wind, not to mention the weather in general, is unpredictable.
  • It can sometimes be difficult with classes of 300 or more students to feel like you are getting individual attention from professors.
  • Dorms. They’re small, they’re always ridiculously hot, and you can guarantee when the fire alarm goes off it will be either 2 a.m., raining, freezing cold, or, most likely, all of the above.
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Most Popular Majors

  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Finance and Accounting
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Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $20K-30K, Student Body: 20000-30000, Virginia, Small city, Bachelor's (4-year), Associate (2-year), Master's, Doctoral, Certificate

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

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.

Virginia Tech Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Virginia Tech

esvt2014

Political Science and Government '14

5.0
A+

I Couldn't Imagine Myself Anywhere Else

VT has changed my life. I love the people, the atmosphere, the Hokie pride, the campus, the faculty, the buildings, the campus and the food. I have never heard of anyone wanting to transfer out of here, it truly is the best place on earth

May 02, 2012

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Overall Experience at Virginia Tech

27catchers

Architecture '15

4.6
A

Love It

Would choose to come here all over again for the football, parties, people, and yeah challenging academics in my major

Sep 08, 2011

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Overall Experience at Virginia Tech

achelms11

Architecture '16

5.0
A+

VT, Heaven on Earth

VT is the best school ever. Academics are great no matter what your major is and professors are always willing to help. The school of Architecture is number one and Engineering is not far behide. Also Westend is rated number one food court in the US and the entire on-campus food is great as well. Some dorms may be hot in the fall but if you apply for themed housing you may get a awsome suite dorm (im in the leadership dorm). Off-campus housing and food are both one-of-a-kind. Tech is really friendly compared to others. During a football game at Lane Stadium the all the tech students encourage our team to victory. Overall Tech is awsome, hence the A+. Hope to see you all there, GO HOKIES!

Dec 29, 2010

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