Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about my school is the financial aid office. I often find myself having to contact them every semester to organize and resolve issues with financial aid. However, the issues are always eventually resolved in time.

The university cares more about money than the students so they hire researchers who cannot teach.

The most frustrating thing about our school is that even though we were close to essential stores, I wish there had been a better mall closer by!

It can be really difficult to get the classes you want, because they let in to many stuedents. The fore add process to get the classes you need but didn't get is really nerve racking. My counsler was awesome in helping with the process though.

There are so many students here that sometimes you feel like your one out of a million

I'm having trouble dealing with the lack of people who take schoolwork seriously. I come from a high school that had a very competitive atmosphere and I really miss it. I feel like most of my fellow freshman are not as excited to take new courses and learn as they are to be away from home and party.

The most frsutrating thing about my school is that course request for the next semester is done by seniority based on credits, which is fine, but before even the seniors all honors kids get to select their classes.

The most frustrating thing is the cost of tuition and living expenses. I am not a resident in Virginia therefore I pay out of state tuition and my student loans pile up every semester. I have a job on campus which provides me with money for the rent and bill payments. During the past 2 summers I have had internships with two great companies and each of them paid well but I had grants revoked from me due to the money I made from the internships.

Some classes are only offered once a year so if you get behind your graduation is pushed back an entire year.

The most frustrating thing about my school is its location. It has been difficult adjusting from a suburban environment to a rural one. It is not as easy to get in a car and go hang out with friends somewhere because everything is either far away or it is not there at all.