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Pritchard is one of the largest, if not the largest all male residence hall on the east coast. You don't have to see this to believe it-- just close your eyes and take a whiff. It never fails. The night before your hardest 7AM final the people above you will be playing halo, loudly, your roommate will invite friends over, the weather will be horrible, and someone will pull the fire alarm at least three times after 3 AM. You can always tell who are freshman a few different ways: -They dress up for class -They show up to class on time -They show up to class -They carry a map of campus wherever they go -They look both ways before crossing the road araound the drill field -They eat at Deitrick express. Still.

-Not a lot of experience -People who do not like to be involved and people who do not have school pride -Everything, from sweats to pearls. Most students dress very casual: jeans and a a sweatshirt or a Northface jacket. -I think so... -The nerds, the athletes, the sorority/fraternity, and the regular, cool, laid-back kids. I guess? -Northern VA, Norfolk/VA Beach area, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. There's some from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and New York. Basically anywhere along the eastern coast -Upper-middle class -Yes, students are politically active. They range from conservative to liberal. A majority of the school is conservative, though. -Not really

Students on this campus have a generally more relaxed wardrobe (jeans and hoodies are common); however, there are always people dressed up and those kids who wear sweats and pjs. Any outfit would fit in at Tech. If one was to look at four separate tables in a dining hall, they most likely would not be able to associate them with particular groups (unless they are wearing letters). It would be hard to say where most VT kids come from, but obviously a lot of us come from VA.

I don't think those things are issues, although some people do. For example, recently, a student accused a Biology teacher I had as a freshman of being racist in the classroom. Personally, I don't see this teacher as being racist at all--I see it as nearly impossible that she's racist, and if she were, I doubt she'd act that unprofessionally. I feel so bad that this student accused her of such a harsh thing, and I really think the student should get over herself. Besides, if anything, football players get treated like gods--how is that fair to the rest of us? I don't know any student that would feel out of place at VT--there are so many people there. I dress down a lot--my freshman year, I pretty much wore sweatpants all the time. I usually wear jeans and a t-shirt, or jeans and a hoodie. Tech is very chill about that--I think it looks really out of place if girls get really dressed up and are wearing heels to class, unless of course they have a reason to be dressed up (job/internship fair, interview, etc.). Besides, we will have to dress up for the rest of our lives at work--why not take advantage of wearing whatever you want now? Depends on what you mean by type. I have friends of all ethnicities and groups, but you do see ethnicities stick together. Four tables: a group of sorority girls all wearing their letters, a table of Asians, a table with people really dressed down, and a table of at least 4 guys (a lot more guys at Tech). A lot of students are from NOVA..I know a lot from Jersey and Maryland, too. Most students are upper middle or middle class. Not all students are politically aware and active.

All the groups mentioned in the first question are present at Virginia Tech but it should be stressed that there is little diversity on campus concerning different races. There are hardly any African American students here unless they are on a sports team. A "lunch table" would most likely consist of three white students and one Asian student. The majority of students hail from Northern Virginia. In class you will encounter all sorts of apparel and types of students. Think hippie, trend setter, bookworm, gangster, country and tons more in every class because each group is definitely present here on campus and in every class. Political awareness here is really based on self choice. If a student wants to be an activist then s/he can join groups and find plenty of others in their same circle but if you don't want to be politically active there really isn't anything here making you be.

Most students dress in jeans and sweatshirts. Which I love because no one is trying to impress by the way they dress. The students are very open minded and friendly. People from all social circles interact well here.

I love the diversity that exists on the VT campus. You will find every ethincity and race on campus, and for me that is a huge plus. Different types of students interact every second of the day in the classrooms, in the dining halls, and in the dorms.

No student would feel out of place at Virginia Tech...unless I guess they were a UVA fan. There are so many different types of people that you can always find a group to fit in with. Most students don't dress up for class. I see (and wear) lots of sweatpants with tees. You see tons of maroon and orange too. When asking where people are from you hear a lot of NOVA or Virginia Beach but there is a lot of other places mixed in there as well. Students don't brag about how much they are going to make one day. EVeryone is really down to earth at tech.

Nobody would really feel out of place here, typical dress is casual to class but some people dress up when they want. most students are from virginia mostly northern area.

-not much, we lack diversity ...growing up in a military family, that was something I was used to, I am involved with a church on campus though -not sure -anything and everything -like I said, we lack diversity, but I think so -- for the most part ...I have friends of all different races, religions, and socio-economic levels -white rich kids -northern virginia -upper middle class, upper class -yes, center -yes