Virginia Tech Reviews

Amazing institute. How I wish I have a chance to study there!

VT is a great place to send your daughter. Go Emma and Go Hokie Softball!

Thank you, we appreciate our business relationship with you, Virginia Tech!

What a cheap university!! My child got waitlisted from the University and today received a letter that they could not offer acceptance. It was printed on tissue thin paper in all black and white. Is it to hard to print a hoky in color? Isn't this a real university? What a bad reflection on a university. It's all OK. My child got accepted by some very prominent schools that did portfolio reviews in architecture. Tech did not. See your School of Design ratings in four years.

Love this school not that many books but a lot of magazines tho

Virginia Tech is such a wonderful place for study to get a joyful future life. I really love the Campus at Virginia Tech. When I will get into University I might going to choose "VT" for my future life. :)

Absolutely loved it. The pinnacle of what college life should be. Excellent people, beautiful campus and surrounding area (love Wind Rock & Dragons Tooth trails), awesome professors, and great bars / food. If you have found that you have grown up in a city... do yourself a favor and go to VT and explore the area. Appalachia is beautiful; great mountain biking, fishing, hiking, mushroom hunting and camping. Met my wife at VT. We now live in San Diego; moved from NoVA / Arlington. Still want to go back to visit the 'burg. Lots of VT folks here in San Diego; which is great... and it is an active Alumni with many events.

If I had to do it all over again, I'd still pick VA Tech. Beautiful campus. Hokie for life.

Where do I begin for undergrad.....

-This is a research school-Not bad, but it limits the teaching capability of the school
-You learn everything on your own
-You don't form a new perspective from the curriculum set forth
-It seems the administration is mostly concerned about adding infrastructure and increasing the student population to increase revenue from tuition and fees
-Financial Aid is terrible-especially if you are out of state/international (its expensive)
-Un-diverse ethnically (at least the school is diverse politically)
-Hard to make friends since the majority of the students are either in-state Virginia residencies/grew up in the metro-DC area

I question my decision of matriculating here

here was a shooting event. but Its a excellent university.

I like it, the faculty and staff are very supportive.

A un-diverse crappy state school, fixated in rural Virginia, with the majority of students being privilege, white, metro-DC area children, who treat the university as a drunken playground with their typical frat/sorority lifestyles and silver platter lives. Virginia Tech, a land grant-state school, with poor financial aid, gripped by revenue from athletics/licensed school gear, tuition/fees, and limited research expenditures. The administration plans on expanding the student population to compensate for government cuts in education, meaning more privilege children will influx within the university, creating a more un-diverse population. If you have at least half a brain, or a parent reading this, never matriculate at this institution.

Save your money if you re out of state. They treat you like a second-class citizen. They are not attentive to any issues or request. Totally nonresponsive and apathetic! Save your money! My son got attacked in the area and the school didn t help at all!!!
. Beware, check the police record of incidents/assaults in the area!

We were on a college visit for my son. The campus was beautiful and everyone was very friendly

This is the most beautiful University I've ever seen! The buildings, parks, and trails are scenic and clean.

Beside providing great academic experience, this school provides important social enhancement for career, and community civil development.

There are many hiking, and biking trails that are beautiful and safe. During Autumn, the place is magical.

It has one giant cafetaria that serves great buffet with fair price.

I wish my University of Maryland at College Park could be just half as good.

I am a 2015 graduate of VT from China.

1. The university is nice but you will have a very difficult time to find any friends that are not your race, or the country you are from. In my 4 years, I only made 1 American friend. Just 1. We lost contact after my 3rd year.

2. The professors only seem concerned with making more money, instead of actually teaching you.

3. The professors do not seem to care about remembering their students. I recently visited campus on Oct 9, 2017. I used my own money to fly back here from China. I was hurt, and upset when I found my old professor (a professor I was very fond of) did not even remember me. He asked me several times who I was. I had to show him a picture of us together. Even after I showed him the picture, he still did not remember clearly who I was. He claimed "sorry, the classes were just too large". I was so hurt and upset by this. Which goes back to number 2, they only seem concerned with making money instead of teaching you. After a few years, you will be completely erased from their minds. I feel horrible that a man and a professor I thought cared about me does not even remember me, and can't even remember me after I showed him a picture of us together. I don't exactly know how to accurately express my feelings. I feel a little "betrayed".

My professor did find me in his records, and he did apologize because he could not remember, but it does not help anything. I love the university because I spent 4 years of my life here, however now, if I had a choice to do it over again, I might have picked somewhere else.

I went to graduate school in Virginia Tech in 1990's. School of Engineering is very highly ranked in the country. Excellent academic environment, no big city traffic and other distractions. Located in beautiful place and friendly people. Good place to go for hiking in the hills around Blacksburg. I will always remember my days in Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.

I went to Tech for the graduate school in 1997. I came directly from Beijing, a large and crowded city, to Blacksburg, a small town of some 43,000 residents, most of whom are Tech students and employees. It was a major shock to me. But it was a good shock. I really enjoyed the friendly environment and southern genteel hospitality. I began to enjoy the solitude. Academic training was rigorous. Technology infrastructure was superb. Library was top notch. Given another chance, I would not hesitate to go back again.

Amazing school in an amazing community! The education is top notch. The campus is gorgeous. The food is always highly ranked and well deserving of it's ranking. The campus and community life gives options for everyone.

As an out of state student from an urban area I was a little hesitant at first. Came for undergrad and loved it. Took a year to work in NYC and coming back for Grad school in the fall.

The campus is beautiful, and so many hiking, swimming, fishing, running etc opportunities. What's most interesting to me is the sense of community. To that end, I think the rural atmosphere truly yields really tight and lifelong friendships.

Academics are awesome. Especially if you're coming for Engineering, architecture, urban studies and the sciences and maths. All my friends in these fields had very good job offers in place before graduation.
Facilities such as gyms and dining halls are second to none!

Really looking forward to coming back this Fall for grad school!

WARNING:
Do not attend institution if economically disadvantaged, minority, or not from the state of Virginia.
This following institution's primary population is white upper middle class children, who are from Northern-VA suburbia, and spend time drinking. If not interested in following activity, making friends will be hard
The institution is marketed as "home away from home" since majority of population is from suburbia of Virginia. The only "diversity" aspect pertains to international students from Asian countries, and the institution markets it as "underrepresented"
Education is subpar due to majority of endowment accumulated from research, which deters from teaching students fundamental principles and leading to budget cuts into their education (Ex: Math Emporium)
Place is also not safe, bomb threat happened in Newman Library during finals week and shooting occurred in a residential community. The institution did not make it a priority to inform parents on such events.
Residential community rent prices are increasing near the college town due to influx of student population, since the current administration wants to increase population by 5k each year. Traffic has finally become traffic in Blacksburg.
Do not be influenced by the architecture.
If accepted to institution do not attend.

I love this beautiful place - it is the most wonderful home away from home. My four years went by so fast! Get involved, go to games, get that degree!

No matter what happens in the future, Virginia Tech can always say "At least Judy Mikovits did not go to school here". Be proud of that Virginia Tech and rub it into U of Virginia's faces.

Very distressed and disappointed that Virginia Polytech is considering a Sports Hall of Fame award to Michael Vick, convicted of the most barbaric animal torture in the history of the USA.