Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

Being from out of state, I have noticed that there are a lot of in state students at VT. There are also a lot of international students. Coming from the South, Virginia Tech seems diverse to me, but I know that compared to other schools it may not be perceived that way by others standards. In addition, I think that VT embraces all students from all walks of life. We are a very accepting school, and the students are interested in engaging and learning more about people different from themselves.

the students are generally middle to upper middle class students dress fairly casual to classes, sorority girls tend to dress up a bit more

I studied abroad and became good friends with a Turkish VT student. He informed me that VT is very "clique"ish and it is difficult for people from other cultures to integrate into those groups.

I think that the virignia tech student body needs to be humbled. We can be very cocky and down right disrespectful to the people who helped us out the most after last year. I think that we should have learned something and most people didnt.

Virginia Tech has a very diverse student body. My experiences here have made me a much more open-minded individual. I have not experienced tension among different racial, gender, or socio-economic groups. I think our climate is very tolerant and accepting. You can come to VT as you are and expect to do well and make great friends. I can't really think of a certain "kind" of student that would feel out of place here, because we offer so many diverse programs. Virginia Tech students are from all over the nation, even the world. In one class I have this semester, I have classmates from Virginia, California, Texas, Maryland, Bolivia, Australia, and Romania. I suppose everyone, no matter how far away they grew up, wants to be a hokie! Financial backgrounds vary at Virginia Tech much like I assume they do at any other public university. Obviously some students come from wealthier families than others, but VT offers great scholarship opportunities and financial aid programs in order to allow every student and opportunity to acheive their goals. Many students here are politically active and aware, and there are many student organizations, both left, right, and moderate, that reflect this.

Accepting of all cultures. Most are from VA obviously, but a lot are from Maryland and other states as well!

I find that most students are from these general areas: Northern Virginia, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and some Jersey kids. I don't think anyone would really feel left out here because there are all types of personalities, but it is definately important to be somewhat outgoing and eager to meet new people, or else you might feel overwhelmed at the number of students. Not many people talk about how much they will earn on day... it's more of a general understanding that the engineers are going to make bank.

Most students wear sweatshirts and jeans to class. Although many also wear polos and khakis. I feel like anyone can fit in here because there is such a diverse group of people that come through here.

We have over 300 different clubs, and the experience I have had with them is all positive. Students that can't make friends fast and are not use to large groups. Students usually wear jeans, T-shirts, pajamas, things appropriate fo rthe ever-changing weather. Yes, different type of students interact. Most students are from Richmond or Northern Va. Yes, students are politically aware and active. People say we are right but I dont know; Im in a sorority and very southern, so my opinion may be bias but I know more left. I dont really hear people talkign baout how much they'll earn, just exactly what they wanna do.

Diversity is a current issue on our campus that they are trying to improve. It is a white-dominate campus & they are trying to change that or make it more comfortable for different racial, religious & etc groups.