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B+Academics
CDiversity
BGuys
BGirls
AAthletics
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Academics

“For the most part, the teachers are all good. You run into your occasional boring lecturer, but most of the teachers I have encountered are both understanding and encouraging. Many of them are so excited about their area of expertise that their enthusiasm...”

Diversity

“There are people here from everywhere.”

Guys & Girls

“The guys are shorter than most girls would like, and they’re average looking. There are lots of them, however. As for girls, there is a very wide variety. Greek girls seem to be cuter than average, but very similar to one another.”

Athletics

“Varsity sports are a great way to hang out with friends. IM sports at Tech are fantastic. They offer you the chance to play sports as long as possible, regardless of your skill level or time constraints.”
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Academics

Everyone knows Virginia Tech for its engineering departments. While Tech does have an excellent engineering program, there are other programs at the University that shouldn’t be overlooked. The Pamplin College of Business offers degrees in accounting, business information technology, economics, finance, and more. Business management is one of the most popular majors, along with engineering, biology, psychology, and computer science. Besides sciences and business, Tech offers many liberal arts majors....

Diversity

Tech students come from many backgrounds and have many perceptions of the world, but in terms of race, there is less variety. Diversity and discrimination are topics at Tech that have received much attention over the past few years. In 2003, Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors caused an uproar when they made two sweeping changes to Tech’s policies. The first change was to the anti-discrimination policy. The BOV removed the section in this policy that protected students, faculty, and staff from being...

Guys & Girls

With around 20,000 undergrads at Tech, there are bound to be at least a few hotties wandering around campus. But Tech students will tell you that there are a disproportionately large number of good-looking students at Tech, and they’re distributed across academic interests. The engineering departments are definitely dominated by guys, while there are tons of female psychology majors. Luckily, students tend to hang out across majors so the male/female ratio evens out. Most times, Tech students don’t notice...

Athletics

Football games draw students, alumni, friends, and family to Lane stadium, leaving downtown Blacksburg silent when football games are going on. Even students who come to Tech with no interest in sports become drawn into the fierce loyalty that Tech students have for their football team. Now that Virginia Tech has joined the ACC, the excitement has gone up a notch. Basketball is also getting more attention because of the conference change. Most of Virginia Tech’s sports are Division I, and the students are...
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