Brittany
The football thing is just because we have a phenomenal amount of school pride and we absolutely love football season. Besides the fact that our team is good, it's a great social experience and we have, I think, some of the most spirited and active alumni around. It's really neat to have them come back to campus and be able to hang out with them. We love our sense of community between young and old, and football season is a perfect outlet to display and enjoy that.
As for being a number, I think that's up to each student. There are a lot of people at our school, but if you want your professors and fellow students to know you, they will. If you want to keep to yourself and just be a face in the crowd, you will be. I think it's neat because it gives you the freedom to choose and it means that no one's holding your hand forcing you to participate in things you don't want to. It's more like the real world this way.
Emily
We are definitely crazy about football.
We have more school spirit than any other campus I know.
Some of the classes are huge (depending on level and major), all my teachers know my name this semester, and I've never had any trouble getting individual help in all my time here--in fact, teachers have always been more than willing to help and always want you to come by their offices.
There is absolutely no way Tech is easier than UVA. I know for a fact that they do not need to earn nearly as many credits to complete a major; one of my friends has about half the number of core classes for her major as I do, and we have the same major. I've had a teacher explain to us how that cannot be true, as he was a graduate student and UVA and teaches English as Tech--he knows what everyone has to do and thinks that Tech gets you more prepared.
Torry
This is NOT true...come to Tech and you'll find yourself surrounded by NOVA, Richmond, Va beach and kids from other states. This isn't to say that there are no students here from rural areas but the Hokie population is by no means made up of a rural majority.
Rachel
Not at all. I have met many people who have many interests and who i would not consider nerds. Also I myself am not wealthy so that isn't true. Lastly stereotypes about the attractiveness of students are completely relative, of course there are many different kinds of people.
Samantha
These are so wrong. I have met some fantastic and super intelligent people at Tech.
Harper
1) No
2) Yes
3) No
Michael
NOT AT ALL, everyone here is very laid back and normal. Not a very up tight school and everyone is friendly