Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

Some of the courses are harder then you feel like they should be. There are some courses where professors seem to believe that they should make the course very difficult, when the same information could be presented in a less cryptic way.

The most frustrating thing about Virginia Tech is that it is located in a small town and is far away from everything. This is nice sometimes, except for when I need to do things for my computer or shop for clothes (especially winter clothes), I have to drive 45 minutes or sometimes longer.

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The Math Emporium is the most frustrating thing about Virginia Tech. However, typically only first year students have to take classes at the Math empo because the classes offered there are lower level math classes(Calculus and below) The course is all online except for the quizes and tests which have to be taken at the math emporium off campus. You have deadlines to meet like any other class but it is all self paced and you have to be very organized about it. My advice is to take AP Calculus AB and BC in high school.

The amount of extracuriculars is so great and each one is so appealing that the amount of schoolwork is frustrating because it keeps you from wanting to do the schoolwork/studying.

That they accept so many students but they arent expanding. The land isnt getting any bigger, nor are they accepting a more diverse crowd. This is creating more issues ranging from discrimination all the way to not being guaranteed housing or a meal plan.

The fact that classes require large amounts of studying.

The studies, blanced with working on other things too much... tried to do too many things in one semester.

The freezing temperatures in the winter can get annoying.

The cost of school! The cost of college is a huge load on my family. My family being split I have 4 other siblings and having to put them all through college is going to be a huge dent in my parents bank account. Getting even the tiniest amount of scholarship money would greatly take some pressure off my parents.