Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

Know yourself and your limits. Going into college, I really didn't know who I was. I considered myself to be strong, independent, intelligent, and a great person in general. What I actually am is ignorant, arrogant, proud, dependent, and emotional. These may come off as quite negative, but college taught me to explore who I am. I thought I was capable of taking multiple difficult classes at the same time, but I didn't know my limits. Through finding my limits, I now know more about myself and what kind of a job I'm more suited for!

Know yourself and your limits. Going into college, I really didn't know who I was. I considered myself to be strong, independent, intelligent, and a great person in general. What I actually am is ignorant, arrogant, proud, dependent, and emotional. These may come off as quite negative, but college taught me to explore who I am. I thought I was capable of taking multiple difficult classes at the same time, but I didn't know my limits. Through finding my limits, I now know more about myself and what kind of a job I'm more suited for!

I wish I had known the rigors of being a college student; how difficult it can be to be out on your own without anyone forcing you to study, go to class, etc. You really have to be very disciplined.

I wish I had learned how to ask for help. This may seem rudimentary, but I have found that there have been many circumstance where the knowledge and experience on the proper way to ask for assistance would be crucial. It was dificult for me at the beginning of college to swallow my pride and seek further teaching. Once I learned mastered the skill of asking, my coursework became drastically easier. I wish I had more experience and knowledge on how to ask for help.

I wish I had known how large class sizes can be.

I wish that I would have done more research about the majors and the required coursework for each major. Virginia Tech offers so many great majors that I wish I hadn't just boxed myself into one. I wish I had taken a more rounded look at career possibilities and left my options open.

I wish I had known how many opportunitites there are. I worked part-time while attending school and I feel like I missed out on the chance to join the various clubs and organizations at school.

To be honest, I wish I had known what it was really like to live on your own in such a huge community. Virginia Tech is a great school, but if you are the type to enjoy a closer knit group of friends, VT may seem too huge for your liking. Also, I am at a cross roads as I want to be a nurse now and VT doesn't offer nursing as a major. Make sure you have researched your major before choosing a school or you will have to trasnfer, which is a hassle.

I wish I had known how crazy Blacksburg weather can be. Most of the dorms are not airconditioned and it's still really hot in the fall, and then again late spring. I also have pretty bad allergies, so having to keep my window open all the time so that my room was not a sauna resulted in me getting sick often. The weather can be really crazy and nothing like you expect it to be in the mountains of Virginia.

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