Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

Professors know you by name in most of your classes; most of my classes are about 30-40 people, even when I was a freshman classes were that size! Even in the larger lecture classes, if you go to office hours once or twice, teachers will recognize you and know your name. My favorite class is my management class. The professor makes it so much fun, but inviting guests to lecture us. We had Juxtaposition (the male acapella group) come sing to our class, an author of the 'You Call the Shots', and a Coldstone Creamery owner (we all got free ice cream & coupons to Coldstone). Students are not competitive, because the atmosphere is more laid back. I love how Virginia Tech has you apply directly into your major's college when you're a senior in high school. This way you are taking classes geared towards your major when you are a freshman, instead of waiting until after your sophomore year to declare a major. I am a management/marketing double major and love the Pamplin College of business. There are so many opportunities offered, such as weekly speakers who come to the Inn at Virginia Tech and discuss topics such as dealing with finances upon graduation. In my opinion, Virginia Tech's academics is very strong.

First year classes can be large and impersonal. But once you get farther into your career here, classes become more intimate and teachers will know your name. Even in a large class, if a teacher doesn't know your name and you want them to. Office hours. If you take initiative here, teachers will appreciate it. You can basically be as involved or uninvolved as you like.

Vtech is known to be a large school with high academic standards. I'll tell you one thing right now, it is not easy. A student at Virginia Tech has to apply themselves every chance they get, and actually learn. They can't just coast by without trying. Large classrooms make it hard to get a personal, one on one, relationship with your teacher, BUT if you want to have that relationship, you DEFINITELY can. All you have to do is introduce yourself, keep constant contact through email, or office hours. Professors are a resource to help students, so whatever they can do to better our learning experiences, they do.

I came to Virginia Tech for engineering. I absolutely love tech's hands on engineering-style of teaching. I am very satisfied with my decision to come to tech.

Strong academics and I strong career services department. I got a job with one of the top 10 companies in the world through Virginia Tech's career services. They tell you what you should be doing on a yearly basis to guarantee a job when you graduate. I received a dual degree in business marketing and management because my adviser was terrific and told me how to do it in 4 years without taking more than a normal course load each semester. You will make a huge mistake if you do not attend Virginia Tech.

The class size varies, some are really large and others are small. In the smaller classes the professors know my name but in the larger ones it is hard for them to get to know each of the students.

You have to be very independent here. Attendance is only taken in smaller classes so in a big lecture class the professor won't really know if you're there or not. Students have to decide that they're classes are important enough to attend. In all aspects of academic life you are very responsible for yourself.

As I get older some of the teachers now know my name because the classes get smaller. My favorite class is Women's Studies, Leadership, or my Broadcast Writing class, which pertained to my major. I don't spend that much time with my professors outside of class but my BW teacher helped get me an internship at his news station in Roanoke. Academics are important but it's also not uncommon to cram for a test and do homework last minute. College life at VT is more about socializing than academics although it is a very strong academic atmosphere and will prepare me well. Class participation is common but not uncommon for everyone to skip a class at least once a week.

In the larger classes you need to go out of your way to introduce yourself. In the smaller classes teachers tend to take attendance so they know you generally.

some of my professors know my name favorite classs= engineering lecture (really interesting) ...most of the time but the test are super hard ! ... challenge is good though least favorite= Calculus ... i hate that it's on the computer unique= history of the modern world, so interesting and relevant Students= COMPETITIVE!!! especially in engineering i go to office hours a lot... Academic requirements are perfect. Learning to better serve the world around me... Ut Prosim... its perfect